forgoing (verb)

  • 1fish or cut bait — verb To choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide. Its time to fish or cut bait: either we buy this house now, or we must start looking for another one. Syn: shit or get …

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  • 2forgo — also forego transitive verb (forwent; forgone; forgoing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English forgān to pass by, forgo, from for + gān to go Date: before 12th century 1. to give up the enjoyment or advantage of ; do without 2. archaic… …

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  • 3relinquish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English relinquisshen, from Anglo French relinquiss , stem of relinquir, from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from re + linquere to leave more at loan Date: 15th century 1. to withdraw or retreat from ; leave… …

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  • 4Miranda warning — The Miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights) is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to inform them …

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  • 5forgo — (also forego) verb (forgoes, forgoing, forwent; past participle forgone) go without (something desirable). Origin OE forgān (see for , go1) …

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  • 6forgo — UK [fɔː(r)ˈɡəʊ] / US [fɔrˈɡoʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms forgo : present tense I/you/we/they forgo he/she/it forgoes present participle forgoing past tense forwent UK [fɔː(r)ˈwent] / US [fɔrˈwent] past participle forgone UK [fɔː(r)ˈɡɒn] / US… …

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  • 7forgo — /fɔˈgoʊ / (say faw goh) verb (t) (forwent, forgone, forgoing) 1. to abstain or refrain from; do without; give up, renounce, or resign: * I would be quite happy to forgo lunch if it meant saving a life, she said. –mercury, 1991. 2. Obsolete to… …