forgo
/fɔɹˈɡoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.99 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job."
- "Doe not for one repulſe forgoe the purpoſe / That you resolu'd t' effect."
- "But, what afflicts my peace with keenest ruth, / Is, that I have my inner self abused, / Forgone the home delight of constant truth, / And clear and open soul, so prized in fearless youth."
- "Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned."
- "You might think that Americans buy roughly the same number of fitted sheets as flats. Or, considering the market for electric blankets, duvets, and other covers, that consumers buy even more bottom sheets, simply forgoing the tops."
- "I shall forgo actually stepping inside, thank you."
Etymology
From Middle English forgon (“to go by, pass up”), from Old English forgān (“to go away, forgo”); equivalent to for- + go.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɔɹˈɡoʊ/
- British English: /fɔːˈɡəʊ/