withgo
withgo · withgoes · withwent · withgone · withgoing
To go against; oppose; transgressTo go against; oppose; transgress.
Meaning
2 senses(archaic, formal, transitive)To go against; oppose; transgress.
(archaic, formal, transitive)To forgo; give up; pass up; forfeit.
Origin
From Middle English withgon (“to be in opposition to, vanish”), from Old English wiþgān (“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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Forms
withgoes, withgoing, withwent, withgoneLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.