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for·bear
1
/
fɔrˈbɛər
/
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[
fawr-
bair
]
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verb,
for·bore,
for·borne,
for·bear·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
2.
to keep back; withhold.
3.
Obsolete
.
to endure.
verb (used without object)
4.
to refrain; hold back.
5.
to be patient or self-controlled when subject to annoyance or provocation.
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Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
forberen,
Old English
forberan.
See
for-
,
bear
1
Related forms
for·bear·er,
noun
for·bear·ing·ly,
adverb
non·for·bear·ing,
adjective
non·for·bear·ing·ly,
adverb
un·for·bear·ing,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
forgo, sacrifice, renounce.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
for·bear
2
/
ˈfɔrˌbɛər
/
Show Spelled
[
fawr
-bair
]
Show IPA
noun
forebear
.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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forbear
1
(fɔːˈbɛə)
—
vb
(when
intr,
often foll by
from
or an infinitive
) ,
-bears
,
-bearing
,
-bore
,
-borne
1.
to cease or refrain (from doing something)
2.
archaic
to tolerate or endure (misbehaviour, mistakes, etc)
[Old English
forberan
; related to Gothic
frabairan
to endure]
for'bearer
1
—
n
for'bearingly
1
—
adv
forbear
2
(ˈfɔːˌbɛə)
—
n
a variant spelling of
forebear
forebear
or
forbear
(ˈfɔːˌbɛə)
—
n
an ancestor; forefather
forbear
or
forbear
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
forbear
"to abstain," O.E. forberan "bear up against, control one's feelings, endure," from for + beran "to bear" (see
bear
(v.)). Related: Forbearer; forbearing; forbore.
forbear
late 15c., from fore "before" + be-er "one who exists."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The pain this occasioned was so great, that he could not
forbear
crying out aloud.
So it may
forbear
, and the consequence may be inflation.
The father could not
forbear
weeping aloud, insomuch that in the agonies of his grief the seat shook under him.
We
forbear
to write them down until the mention of them can be accomplished with a fitting tribute to their virtues and valor.
We
forbear
comment on the arrest until the facts are better known.
Forbear
resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
Forbear
ance permits borrowers to
forbear
or postpone making regular loan payments during approved
forbear
ance periods.
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