forgoing

for·go also fore·go  (fôr-g, fr-)

tr.v. for·went also fore·went (-wnt), for·gone also fore·gone (-gôn, -gn), for·go·ing also fore·go·ing, for·goes also fore·goes

To abstain from; relinquish: unwilling to forgo dessert.

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[Middle English forgon, from Old English forgn, go away, forgo : for-, for- + gn, to go; see gh- in Indo-European roots.]

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for·goer n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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forgoing - the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) forswearing, renunciation rejection - the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection" forsaking, giving up - the act of forsaking self-abnegation, self-renunciation, abnegation, self-denial, denial - renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others