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forgo
Overview of verb forgo
The verb forgo has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) waive, relinquish, forgo, foreswear, dispense with -- (do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas")
2. predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate -- (be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools")
3. forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo -- (lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime)
4. forgo, give up -- (refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol")
Grep of noun forgo
forgoing
Antonyms of verb forgo
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb forgo
4 senses of forgo
Sense 1
waive, relinquish, forgo, foreswear, dispense with
Sense 2
predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
Sense 3
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
=> abandon
=> discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
=> get rid of, remove
Sense 4
forgo, give up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb forgo
2 of 4 senses of forgo
Sense 3
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
=> lapse
Sense 4
forgo, give up
=> kick
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb forgo
4 senses of forgo
Sense 1
waive, relinquish, forgo, foreswear, dispense with
Sense 2
predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
Sense 3
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
=> abandon
Sense 4
forgo, give up
'Cause To' of verb forgo
Derived Forms of verb forgo
1 of 4 senses of forgo
Sense 4
forgo, give up
RELATED TO>(noun) forgoing#1
=> renunciation, forgoing, forswearing
Domain of verb forgo
Domain Terms of verb forgo
Familiarity of verb forgo
forgo used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb forgo
4 senses of forgo
Sense 1
waive, relinquish, forgo, foreswear, dispense with
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
forgo, give up
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb forgo
1 of 4 senses of forgo
Sense 3
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
> abandon
=> chuck, ditch
=> dispense with
=> forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
=> consign
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb forgo
Sense 1
waive, relinquish, forgo, foreswear, dispense with
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Sense 2
predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
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Sense 3
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
=> abandon
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Sense 4
forgo, give up
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Grep of verb forgo
forgo
Grep of adj forgo
forgotten
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