English Explanatory Dictionary

withgo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To go against; oppose; transgress.
  2. To forgo; give up; pass up; forfeit.

Word forms

withgo withgoes withgoing withwent withgone

Etymology

From Middle English withgon (“to be in opposition to, vanish”), from Old English wiþgān (“to go against, oppose, pass away, vanish, disappear”), equivalent to with- + go.

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