About The Word Forbear
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Forbear
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What's The Definition Of Forbear?
[n] a person from whom you are descended
[v] not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" Synonyms | Synonyms for Forbear: forebear | refrain Related Terms | Find terms related to Forbear: abstain | abstain from | avoid | be patient | bear | bear with composure | bridle | carry on | carry through | cease | curb | desist | dispense with | do without | endure | escape | eschew | evade | forgive | forgo | give quarter | have mercy upon | have pity | hold | hold aloof from | hold back | hold off | inhibit | keep | keep back | keep from | keep in hand | let alone | let go by | let up on | melt | never touch | not touch | not use | pardon | pass up | refrain | refrain from | relax | relent | reprieve | reserve | restrain | sacrifice | save | shun | spare | stand aloof from | suffer | take pity on | thaw | tolerate | wait | wait it out | waive | withhold See Also | abstain | ancestor | antecedent | ascendant | ascendent | grandparent | great grandparent | help | help oneself | let it go | root | save | sit out | spare | stand by Forbear In Webster's Dictionary \For*bear"\, n. [See {Fore}, and {Bear} to produce.]
An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. [Scot.]
``Your forbears of old.'' --Sir W. Scott.
\For*bear"\, v. i. [imp. {Forbore}({Forbare}, [Obs.]); p. p. {Forborne}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forbearing}.] [OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for- + beran to bear. See {Bear} to support.] 1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? --1 Kinds xxii. 6. 2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed. Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. --Ezek. ii. 7. 3. To control one's self when provoked. The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear. --Cowper. Both bear and forbear. --Old Proverb. \For*bear"\, v. t. 1. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety. But let me that plunder forbear. --Shenstone. The King In open battle or the tilting field Forbore his own advantage. --Tennyson. 2. To treat with consideration or indulgence. Forbearing one another in love. --Eph. iv. 2. 3. To cease from bearing. [Obs.] Whenas my womb her burden would forbear. --Spenser. |
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