Forgo Definition
fôrgō
foregoes, foregoing, foregone, forewent, forgoes, forgoing, forgone, forwent
verb
foregone, forewent, forgoes, forgoing, forgone, forwent
To go past.
Webster's New World
To overlook; neglect.
Webster's New World
To do without; abstain from; give up.
Webster's New World
To do without, to abandon.
The only way to avoid shame is to forgo acting shamefully.
Wiktionary
Origin of Forgo
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Middle English forgon from Old English forgān go away, forgo for- for- gān to go ghē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English forgon (“to go by, pass up”), from Old English forgān (“to go away, forgo”). More at for- + go.
From Wiktionary
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