variants
or less commonly forego
forwent
fȯr-ˈwent 
; forgone
fȯr-ˈgȯn
; forgone
fȯr-ˈgȯn
also -ˈgän
; forgoing
fȯr-ˈgō-iŋ
-ˈgȯ(-)iŋ
1
: to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without
never forwent an opportunity of honest profit—
R. L. Stevenson
R. L. Stevensondecided to forgo dessert for a few days
2
archaic
: forsake
Examples of forgo in a Sentence
She is planning to forgo her right to a trial and simply plead guilty.
I'll forgo dessert tonight—I'm trying to lose weight.
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UConn women’s basketball superstar Paige Bueckers will try to finish her illustrious college career this weekend with an elusive prize—a national championship—after determining the financial upside of remaining in school is not worth forgoing the 2025 WNBA Draft.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Miles, projected to be the number two pick in the 2025 WNBA draft had not only decided to forgo the draft but had also decided to leave Notre Dame who had recently lost to TCU in the Sweet 16 in the Birmingham Regional.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Instead, the Sox and Campbell have decided to forgo all of that and be locked down for at least the next eight years.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Washington demanded that countries steer away from China without offering any meaningful economic or political alternatives, essentially asking them to forgo billions of dollars’ worth of critical investments and strategic partnerships while receiving nothing in return.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
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Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Miles, projected to be the number two pick in the 2025 WNBA draft had not only decided to forgo the draft but had also decided to leave Notre Dame who had recently lost to TCU in the Sweet 16 in the Birmingham Regional.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Instead, the Sox and Campbell have decided to forgo all of that and be locked down for at least the next eight years.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Washington demanded that countries steer away from China without offering any meaningful economic or political alternatives, essentially asking them to forgo billions of dollars’ worth of critical investments and strategic partnerships while receiving nothing in return.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forgo
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“Forgo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgo. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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