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Added 9 October 2026

forgo

/fɔːˈɡəʊ/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about forgo at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job.
To refrain from, to abstain from.
I shall forgo actually stepping inside, thank you.

Origin

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

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