Complete Definition of "forgo"

English

Alternative spellings
forego

Pronunciation
IPA|/'foɻgo/

Verb
en-verb|forgoes|forgoing|forwent|forgone

  1. To let pass.
  2. To do without.

#: The only way to avoid shame is to forgo acting shamefully.

Translations

Dutch: laten voorbijgaan, passen
Indonesian: pasrah|memasrahkan
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Japanese: 諦�� (�����, akirameru)

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Category:English irregular verbs

fr:forgo
id:forgo
pl:forgo
fi:forgo
vi:forgo
uk:forgo
zh:forgo

Revision and Credits for"forgo"
  • 2007-11-28 08:06 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/203.208.91.217|203.208.91.217]] ([[User_talk:203.208.91.217|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Interwicket|Interwicket]]

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