Antonyms for forgo

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fawr-goh

Phonetic Transcription : fɔrˈgoʊ

Definition of forgo

Origin : "to relinquish," Old English forgan "go away, pass over, leave undone," from for- "away" + gan "go" (see go). Related: Forgoing; forgone.

verb give up, do without

Example sentences :

It was a mere piece of theatricality, such as it was not in Scaramouche's nature to forgo.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Then the petitioners offered to do anything, only they begged him to forgo invasion.
Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon

We'll have to forgo lights for the present, but I needed the bombs more.
Extract from : « The Black Star Passes » by John W Campbell

Tony was sulky, and Constance could not forgo the pleasure of baiting him further.
Extract from : « Jerry » by Jean Webster

The freshmen who had been so favored did not wish to forgo these joys.
Extract from : « Hester's Counterpart » by Jean K. Baird

I will, even if I have to forgo my baccy for a month to raise the oof.
Extract from : « Camp Fire Yarns of the Lost Legion » by G. Hamilton-Browne

He was so used to his pipe after a meal that he really could not forgo it.
Extract from : « First and Last » by H. Belloc

She, for her part, must forgo the liberty of the free-lance.
Extract from : « Feminism and Sex-Extinction » by Arabella Kenealy

Nor were we the only toilers obliged to forgo the hard-earned half-hour of rest.
Extract from : « The Long Day » by Dorothy Richardson

And ye who cannot imagine, forgo the pleasure, for I shall tell you no more about it.
Extract from : « A Trip to Cuba » by Julia Ward Howe

Synonyms for forgo

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