verb
forego
for-GOH/fɔːrˈɡəʊ/
To voluntarily give up or do without something.
The adult foregoes dessert, passing the tempting tray without taking any.
Etymology
In this sense, forego is a variant spelling of forgo, formed from an Old English prefix expressing loss or exclusion and a verb meaning “go.” It is distinct from forego meaning “go before.”
In context
caesar then chose to forego the practice of informal senate approval refusing to call it together for the remainder of the year taking the legislation directly to the people
More examples
- She foregoes her morning coffee when she is running late.
- They forewent the upgrade and bought the basic model.
- We are foregoing a few luxuries to stay within our budget.
Forms
forego · foregoes · forewent · foregone · foregoing