Origin: Germanic
Old English prefix
Forgo has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
do without or cease to hold or adhere to
"We are dispensing with formalities"
"relinquish the old ideas"
2
be earlier in time; go back further
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
3
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
"you've forfeited your right to name your successor"
"forfeited property"
4
To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
Example Sentences
"We are dispensing with formalities"
verb
"relinquish the old ideas"
verb
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
verb
"you've forfeited your right to name your successor"
verb
"forfeited property"
verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Origin
The word comes from Middle English forgon, meaning "to go by" or "pass up." It is built from the prefix for- and the verb go.