forgo

Verb

Meaning

To pass by; to leave. See 1st Forego.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

precede relinquish forfeit waive forego predate antedate dispense with antecede foreswear throw overboard shun avoid stop decline

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Antonyms

use have include attempt keep continue

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Hypernyms

abandon

Hyponyms

kick lapse give up

Phrases with the word

forgo leadership

Derivatives

forwent forgone forgoing

Examples

Stone tools precede bronze tools Source: Internet

We are dispensing with formalities Source: Internet

relinquish the old ideas Source: Internet

you've forfeited your right to name your successor Source: Internet

forfeited property Source: Internet

Abercromby tried to move rapidly against the few French defenders, opting to forgo field cannon and relying instead on the numerical superiority of his 16,000 troops. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

forgivingly forgivingness forgnaw forgo leadership forgoable forgoer