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forgo - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'forgo' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Forgo [ v. i.]
- To pass by; to leave. See 1st Forego.

Meaning of 'forgo' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . forgo [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
Example in sentence:
  • forfeited property;
  • you've forfeited your right to name your successor
Meaning (2):
- do without or cease to hold or adhere to
Example in sentence:
  • relinquish the old ideas;
  • We are dispensing with formalities
Meaning (3):
- be earlier in time; go back further
Example in sentence:
  • Stone tools precede bronze tools