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forgo
verb
lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- O
- Contains
- ORG
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
fɔːˈɡəʊ
Meaning
Definitions
verb
lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
“you've forfeited your right to name your successor”
verb
do without or cease to hold or adhere to
“We are dispensing with formalities”
verb
be earlier in time; go back further
“Stone tools precede bronze tools”
In context
Example Sentences
you've forfeited your right to name your successor
forfeited property
We are dispensing with formalities
relinquish the old ideas
Stone tools precede bronze tools
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