Forgo (Verb)
Meaning 1
Do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- To save money, the family had to forgo their annual summer vacation.
- She decided to forgo college to pursue a career in the arts.
- The team had to forgo practice due to the severe weather conditions.
- For health reasons, he had to forgo his favorite foods.
- The company chose to forgo the expensive advertising campaign and use social media instead.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- By violating the terms of his parole, he will forfeit his freedom.
- The corporation's tax breaks were forfeited due to non-compliance with environmental regulations.
- If you fail to appear in court, you will forfeit your right to a trial.
- She forfeited the right to sue the company due to the statute of limitations having expired.
- The athlete forfeited his title after testing positive for performance-enhancing substances.
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Meaning 3
Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The earliest civilizations forgo recorded history, with only oral traditions and archeological findings to rely on.
- Their research on fossil records forgo established theories on the evolution of certain species.
- Ancient farming techniques forgo the domestication of animals.
- Early settlements in the region forgo major recorded earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
- The origins of the spoken language forgo written records by thousands of years.