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      forgo
      verb
      lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
      be earlier in time
      do without or cease to hold or adhere to
      Roots
      forefor- · Old English · before, front
      Synonyms for forgo
      relinquishvwaivevabandonvforsakevrenounceveschewvforswearvabjurevabdicatevabstainvcedevomitvwithholdv
      Words related to forgo
      foregovforewentadjforwentadjforfeitvforsakervabnegatevforsworevforsookovergiveadjforsayadjrenouncervrenounceableadjdisprofessdefervoptedvoptingvoptsvoptervdiscontinueveschewalforgoneadjrenegevpostponevquitvunconstraintnabandoneediscontinuerv

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      The word forgo breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root for-, from Old English fore (“before, front”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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