forgo

Meaning

1. (transitive) To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
2. (literary, transitive) To refrain from, to abstain from.

Synonyms

give up

waive

forego

relinquish

resign

renounce

desist

precede

predate

quit

dispense with

abandon

foreswear

antecede

antedate

disclaim

forbear

refrain

abnegate

abstain

throw overboard

forfeit

forsake

sacrifice

lapse

lead

leave

let oneself go

open up

part with

sign away

tergiversate

undo

unmake

yield

apostatise

come before

deny oneself

go without

lead up

stand off

stop

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relinquish to

abdicate

abstain from

accommodate

apostatize

assign

back down

back off

Translations

renunciar

renunciar

renoncer

verzichten

abrir mão de

resignar

desistir

uitvallen

entsagen

verzichten auf

renunciar a

opgeven

se passer de

afstand doen van

abandonar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔːˈɡəʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: forgon

Inherited from Old English: forgān

In summary

From Middle English forgon (“to go by, pass up”), from Old English forgān (“to go away, forgo”); equivalent to for- + go.