forgo
verb/fɔrˈɡoʊ/
Frequency rank: #13,170 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to go without or give up something willingly
Example sentence
She decided to forgo dessert in order to stick to her diet.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 13,101–13,200
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