"forgoe" meaning in English

See forgoe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: forgoes [present, singular, third-person], forgoeing [participle, present], forwent [past], forgone [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|||forwent|forgone}} forgoe (third-person singular simple present forgoes, present participle forgoeing, simple past forwent, past participle forgone)
  1. (proscribed) Alternative form of forgo (“to do without”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, proscribed Alternative form of: forgo (extra: to do without)
    Sense id: en-forgoe-en-verb-g~QyRllW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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