forgo

verb
🔊/fɔːˈɡəʊ/
🔊/fɔːrˈɡəʊ/
(also forego)
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they forgo
🔊/fɔːˈɡəʊ/
🔊/fɔːrˈɡəʊ/
he / she / it forgoes
🔊/fɔːˈɡəʊz/
🔊/fɔːrˈɡəʊz/
past simple forwent
🔊/fɔːˈwent/
🔊/fɔːrˈwent/
past participle forgone
🔊/fɔːˈɡɒn/
🔊/fɔːrˈɡɔːn/
-ing form forgoing
🔊/fɔːˈɡəʊɪŋ/
🔊/fɔːrˈɡəʊɪŋ/
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  1. forgo something to decide not to have or do something that you would like to have or do放弃,弃绝(想做的事或想得之物)
    • No one was prepared to forgo their lunch hour to attend the meeting.谁都不愿意放弃午餐时间出席会议。🔊🔊
    • She would willingly forgo a birthday treat if only her warring parents would declare a truce.只要她的父母停止争吵,她愿意放弃生日宴请。
    • Time to prepare was a luxury he would have to forgo.因为时间不够,他不得不放弃做准备工作。
    see also a foregone conclusion
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • willingly
    verb + forgo
    • have to
    • decide to
    • be prepared to
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    Word OriginOld English forgān (from for- and go).