Meaning & use
forego
To choose to go without something, especially something desirable or expected.
See it in a sentence
They decided to forego dessert to save room for a late dinner.
The company chose to forego a dividend this year to invest in new equipment.
A note on using this word
Forego is a common variant spelling of 'forgo'; style guides generally prefer 'forgo' for this meaning, reserving 'forego' for the rarer sense 'to precede.'
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
indulge in
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