forgo

IPA(Pronunciation)

/fɔːˈɡəʊ/

Verb

transitive

To let pass, to leave alone, to let go. / To do without, to abandon, to renounce. / To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.

Japanese Meaning

控える（～することを意図的に行わない） / 放棄する、断念する（何かをあえて行わずに諦める）

What is this buttons?

I decided to forgo the argument and let the matter rest for the sake of our friendship.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私は友情のために、議論をあえて見送ってその件をそのままにしておくことにした。

Details

Sense（1）

To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.

Sense（2）

To do without, to abandon, to renounce.

Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation