forgoing
fawr goh ing
- n the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
- v do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- v be earlier in time; go back further
- v lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
- TYLER HANSBROUGH, University of North Carolina forward, on forgoing the NBA draft to help the Tar Heels vanquish Michigan State for the NCAA championship.
- A November survey by the advocacy group Mental Health America found that we frequently deal with chronic stress by watching television, skipping exercise and forgoing healthy foods.
- As the economy continues to flounder, many families are forgoing summer vacations in favor of staying at home.