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forgo

Pronunciation: /fɔːˈɡəʊ/

The English word “forgo” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
  2. To refrain from, to abstain from.

Etymology

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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