forgo
/fɔɹˈɡoʊ/ verb C1- 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.
He/she/it forgoes · Past forwent · Past participle forgone · -ing form forgoing
Verb forms
- Base form
- forgo
- He/she/it
- forgoes
- Past
- forwent
- Past participle
- forgone
- -ing form
- forgoing
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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