Main Entry:

for·go

Variant(s):

also fore·go \fȯr-ˈgō\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

-went \-ˈwent\ ; for·gone \-ˈgȯn also -ˈgän\ ; for·go·ing \-ˈgō-iŋ, -ˈgȯ(-)iŋ\

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English forgān to pass by, forgo, from for- + gān to go

Date:

before 12th century

1: to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without2archaic : forsake

— for·go·er \-ˈgō-ər\ noun