how to pronounce forgo

/fɔːɹˈɡoʊ/

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forgo is pronounced in two syllables

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fɔːɹɡoʊ

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An example use of forgo in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and not forgo food to do it so that …”

meanings of forgo

verb:

  1. To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
  2. To do without, to abandon, to renounce.
  3. To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.

forgo frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word forgo occurs in english on average 2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics forgo can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that forgo can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

words with pronunciation similar to forgo

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