Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to forgo
Participle: forgone
Gerund: forgoing
Indicative
Present
| I | forgo |
| you | forgo |
| he;she;it | forgoes |
| we | forgo |
| you | forgo |
| they | forgo |
Perfect
| I | have forgone |
| you | have forgone |
| he;she;it | has forgone |
| we | have forgone |
| you | have forgone |
| they | have forgone |
Past
| I | forwent |
| you | forwent |
| he;she;it | forwent |
| we | forwent |
| you | forwent |
| they | forwent |
Pluperfect
| I | had forgone |
| you | had forgone |
| he;she;it | had forgone |
| we | had forgone |
| you | had forgone |
| they | had forgone |
Future
| I | will forgo |
| you | will forgo |
| he;she;it | will forgo |
| we | will forgo |
| you | will forgo |
| they | will forgo |
Future Perfect
| I | will have forgone |
| you | will have forgone |
| he;she;it | will have forgone |
| we | will have forgone |
| you | will have forgone |
| they | will have forgone |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | forgo |
| you | forgo |
| he;she;it | forgo |
| we | forgo |
| you | forgo |
| they | forgo |
Perfect
| I | have forgone |
| you | have forgone |
| he;she;it | have forgone |
| we | have forgone |
| you | have forgone |
| they | have forgone |
Imperfect
| I | forwent |
| you | forwent |
| he;she;it | forwent |
| we | forwent |
| you | forwent |
| they | forwent |
Pluperfect
| I | had forgone |
| you | had forgone |
| he;she;it | had forgone |
| we | had forgone |
| you | had forgone |
| they | had forgone |
Conditional
Present
| I | would forgo |
| you | would forgo |
| he;she;it | would forgo |
| we | would forgo |
| you | would forgo |
| they | would forgo |
Perfect
| I | would have forgone |
| you | would have forgone |
| he;she;it | would have forgone |
| we | would have forgone |
| you | would have forgone |
| they | would have forgone |
Imperative
| you | forgo |
| we | Let's forgo |
| you | forgo |
Verbs similar to 'forgo'
fordo,
forego,
forge,
bongo,
borg,
Borg,
fog,
folio,
fonge,
forage,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position
- abandon, beleave, bug out, desert, forlet, forsake, leave behind, relinquish
- forbear
- eschew, refrain, desist, sacrifice, waive
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English forgon (“to go by, pass up”), from Old English forgān (“to go away, forgo”); equivalent to for- + go.
Verbs referencing "forgo"
Swedish
förgå.
Sample Sentences
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I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job.
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Doe not for one repulſe forgoe the purpoſe / That you resolu'd t' effect. [1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii], page 13:]
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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. [1798, [William Wordsworth], “The Female Vagrant”, in Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems, London: […] J[ohn] & A[rthur] Arch, […], →OCLC, page 83:]
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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. [1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67:]
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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. [1986, New York Magazine, volume 19, number 49, page 20:]
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I shall forgo actually stepping inside, thank you.