Found 3 items, similar to forgo.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: forgo
membiarkan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: forgo
forgo
v 1: do without or cease to hold or adhere to;
“We are dispensing
with formalities”;
“relinquish the old ideas” [syn:
waive,
relinquish,
foreswear,
dispense with]
2: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
[syn:
forfeit,
give up,
throw overboard,
waive]
[ant:
claim]
3: refrain from consuming;
“You will have to forgo alcohol”
[syn:
give up]
[also:
forwent,
forgone]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Forgo
Forgo
\For*go"\, v. t. [imp.
Forwent; p. p.
Forgone; p. pr.
& vb. n.
Forgoing.] [OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS.
forg[=a]n, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref.
for- + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to
transgress. See
Go, v. i.]
1. To pass by; to leave. See 1st
Forego.
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For sith [since] I shall forgoon my liberty
At your request. --Chaucer.
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And four [days] since Florimell the court forwent.
--Spenser.
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2. to abstain from; to do without; to refrain from; to
renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one
within reach, or anticipated. See 1st
forego, 2.
[PJC]
Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and
almost superseded by, forego to go before.
Etymologically the form forgo is correct.
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