forgo

verb

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web Like Ernby, Chapman has chosen to forgo the lifesaving shots. — Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2022 Those who forgo pop music and pizza may feel superior, but Emily in Paris shrugs at such snobbery. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2021 Still, Montgomery has also relaxed its vaccine mandate: Now staff who have fulfilled their obligation to report their vaccination status can get tested weekly and forgo the shots. — Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021 Having catered to the hustle-like, yuppie millennials who would forgo their lunch breaks to eat a $15 salad at their desk, Sweetgreen had been hit hard by the pandemic. — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2021 The families successfully pushed for the Trump administration to forgo seeking the death penalty to secure support for the prosecution from Britain. — Rachel Weiner And Justin Jouvenal, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Apr. 2022 Homebuyers have faced a tough choice during the pandemic: Swallow rapid price increases and forgo typical steps like house inspections, or risk getting left out of the real estate market. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2022 Work from home three days a week, and forgo business travel when a Zoom call will do. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2022 During the holiday, Muslims around the world forgo eating from dawn until sunset every day of the month — breaking the fast with a feast called iftar. — New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022 See More

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