English Dictionary

forgo

IPA（発音記号）

/fɔːˈɡəʊ/

動詞

他動詞

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.

日本語の意味

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）

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

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。

意味（1）

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

意味（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.

意味（3）

To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.

I wouldn't forgo something, unless I'm convinced that it's detrimental in some way or another.

forgoes （ present singular third-person ）

forgoing （ participle present ）

forwent （ past ）

forgone （ participle past ）