FORGO

( he/she/it forgoes, forgoing, [past simple] forwent, [past participle] forgone), forego ( he/she/it foregoes, foregoing, [past simple] forewent, [past participle] foregone) [verb] [T] [formal or humorous] - to stop having or not do somethingI'll have to forgo the pleasure/opportunity of seeing you this week.I'm not forgoing the chance of a free ticket.