The meaning of Foregoes

verb

Cease to support or look after (someone); desert.

Usage examples:

Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age

noun

Complete lack of inhibition or restraint.

Usage examples:

She sings and sways with total abandon

verb

Forsake; leave behind

verb

Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).

Usage examples:

Mps were urged to abjure their jacobite allegiance

verb

To say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving

Usage examples:

He abjured his religion/his life of dissipation.

verb

Give up (power or territory).

Usage examples:

In 1874, the islands were ceded to britain

verb

To give control or possession of something, esp. land to someone else, often unwillingly or because forced to do so

Usage examples:

New orleans was ceded to spain in 1763.

verb

To give something such as control, power, or a right to someone else, especially unwillingly

Usage examples:

She says that she is finally learning to delegate, though she's still reluctant to cede control., c…

verb

Deny any responsibility or support for.

Usage examples:

The union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket-line violence

verb

To say that you know nothing about or have no responsibility for something

Usage examples:

He disavowed his earlier confession to the police.

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Usage examples:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Usage examples:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

verb

Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

Usage examples:

He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence

verb

To avoid something intentionally, or to give up something

Usage examples:

The leaders of the organization eschewed the term "union," preferring "guild."

verb

Agree to give up or do without.

Usage examples:

The country has not forsworn nuclear weapons

verb

To make a serious decision to stop doing something

Usage examples:

To forswear all violence

phrasal verb

Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

phrasal verb

To stop doing or to stop having something

Usage examples:

He gave up jogging after his heart attack., although behind in the chess match, he refused to give …

phrasal verb

To stop trying to do something before you have finished, usually because it is too difficult

Usage examples:

She has a struggle trying to persuade the board to accept her proposal, but she's determined not to…

phrasal verb

Suffer lack or deprivation.

Usage examples:

I like to give my children what they want, even if i have to go without

phrasal verb

To not have something or to manage to live despite not having something

Usage examples:

Many of the workers have gone without paychecks for months.

verb

Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.

Usage examples:

He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive

verb

Formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession).

Usage examples:

Isabella offered to renounce her son's claim to the french crown

verb

To say publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something

Usage examples:

Gandhi renounced the use of violence.

verb

To say formally or publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something

Usage examples:

Her ex-husband renounced his claim to the family house., gandhi renounced the use of violence.

noun

An act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity.

Usage examples:

They offer sacrifices to the spirits

verb

Offer or kill as a religious sacrifice.

Usage examples:

The goat was sacrificed at the shrine

verb

To give up something for something else considered more important

Usage examples:

He sacrificed his vacations to work on his book., [ u ] animal/ritual sacrifice, [ c ] my parents m…

phrase

Take care to avoid or keep away from.

Usage examples:

Steer clear of fatty food

idiom

To avoid someone or something because you think the person or thing may cause trouble or be dangerous

Usage examples:

Davis steered clear of politics because of all the problems his father had had as governor.

verb

Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

Usage examples:

Over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

noun

The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.

Usage examples:

The final surrender of germany on 8 may 1945

verb

Relinquish possession or control over

verb

Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim).

Usage examples:

He will waive all rights to the money

verb

Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).

Usage examples:

The land yields grapes and tobacco

noun

An amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product.

Usage examples:

The milk yield was poor

verb

Give or supply