forgo

verb

for·go | \ fȯr-ˈgō

variants: or less commonly forego

forwent\ fȯr-ˈwent

\; forgone\ fȯr-ˈgȯn

also -ˈgän \; forgoing\ fȯr-ˈgō-iŋ

, -ˈgȯ(-)iŋ \

Definition of forgo

transitive verb

1 : to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without never forwent an opportunity of honest profit— R. L. Stevenson decided to forgo dessert for a few days

2 archaic : forsake

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Examples of forgo in a Sentence

She is planning to forgo her right to a trial and simply plead guilty. I'll forgo dessert tonight—I'm trying to lose weight.

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Rather than choose a replacement, the award show's producers, Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss, have opted to forgo the role entirely. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Why There Isn't a Host for the Academy Awards Ceremony This Year," 23 Feb. 2019 Larcombe thinks Meghan could forgo the storied hospital for a reason other than distance: her relationship with fellow Duchess Kate Middleton. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Meghan Markle May Not Give Birth at the Lindo Wing, the Royal Family's Favorite Maternity Ward," 3 Feb. 2019 Spokesman John Buchel said the new Shorewood restaurant might forgo daily specials for its first couple of weeks. — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Blue's Egg opens Tuesday in Shorewood," 28 May 2018 Many officials have called on Kruse to resign and forgo a public conduct committee process that would likely be painful for the women Kruse harassed and draw a news media circus to the Capitol. — OregonLive.com, "Can the Oregon Senate expel Jeff Kruse? Here are the facts," 8 Feb. 2018 In a move that was widely expected, LSU junior running back Derrius Guice declared for the 2018 NFL Draft and will forgo his senior season with the Tigers. — Andrew Lopez, NOLA.com, "LSU's Derrius Guice declares for 2018 NFL Draft," 10 Jan. 2018 One big change coming soon is a kids menu that will forgo standard chicken fingers and french fries in favor of tike-friendly Mexican dishes like albondigas, which are meatballs made with rice. — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, "The taco king just bought Festiva Mexican restaurant," 2 Jan. 2018 For her hair, Grande forgoes her signature ponytail and brunette shade for a long dirty blonde mane, the color courtesy of Chris Appleton. — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com, "Pete Davidson Gushes Over Ariana Grande's Ponytail-Free Vogue U.K. Cover: 'I'm the Luckiest'," 5 June 2018 The Garden forgoes the original production’s conceit of showing of the actor playing Quasimodo apply his makeup and costume onstage. — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Garden's 'Hunchback' is a musical mix of flaws, charms," 4 May 2018

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