The phrase "able to forgo" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing the capacity or willingness to give up or do without something.
Example: "She was able to forgo her lunch break to meet the project deadline."
Alternatives: "capable of giving up" or "willing to relinquish".
If consumers are having trouble paying bills, but they can put spending on a credit card, they are typically able to forgo filing for bankruptcy.
Within a few years the wasps, which die off once the pests disappear, had destroyed the psyllid population, and farmers were able to forgo use of expensive pesticides.
In fact, one good reason to have that initial baseline screening is to learn whether you're among those who may be able to forgo screening for a decade, maybe longer.
Mr. Yan said that given the political climate in Washington, he doubted whether the American president would be able to forgo the drive, urged by some hawks, to gain advantage over China.
Stocks were buoyed by news that sales of new homes fell for a third consecutive month to the lowest pace in more than years and by comments from William Poole, the president of the St . Louis Federal Reserve Bank whose benign view of inflation risks implied that the Fed might be able to forgo further rate increases.
Using this technique, we are able to forgo inverting a singular integral equation, simplifying the analysis.
Yes, landlords need to continually raise rents to keep up with the increased costs of running the building, taxes, insurance, etc., but if you do some homework and determine that you are paying close to the current market rent, you may be able to make a case to forgo a rent increase this year or at least come to a compromise.
When a hospice doctor reasons that nourishment is uncomfortable for a body no longer able to metabolize food, they decide to forgo a feeding tube when Ronan reaches that stage of physiological deterioration.
Robert L. Reynolds, the firm's chief operating officer, is betting that by asking higher-paid executives to forgo raises, Fidelity will be able to keep up its spending on computer systems and marketing.
But reassuringly, for those using the continent's crowded public transport systems, only 9% said they would be willing to forgo their morning shower to be able to browse on the go; 14% said the same thing about sex.
A deal between the Mets and Rodriguez could not be worked out, but Alderson was able to convey to other teams that Rodriguez would be willing to forgo the option, making it much easier for the Mets to trade him.
