Vocabulary
Forgo
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
go without (something desirable).
Urdu meaning
چھوڑ دینا، ترک کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- He had made up his mind to forgo the event months before the shooting war with Pakistan would happen.
- To attend one was to forgo three equally interesting subjects.
- Resultantly, regions that are more developed need to forgo some of their resources to help those areas that lag behind.
- This is a dilemma for the state: what to do with those who are willing to forgo violence?
- The decisions by the president and interior minister to forgo their salaries, though commendable on the surface, pale in comparison to the extravagance that continues to plague government spending.
Synonyms
do without, go without, give up, waive, renounce, surrender, disavow, relinquish
Curator example
“she wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could”
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