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1. (v.t.) forbear
to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
2. forbear
Obs. to endure.
3. (v.i.) forbear
to refrain; hold back.
4. forbear
to be patient or self-controlled when subject to annoyance or provocation.
Etymology: (bef. 900)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) forebear, forbear
a person from whom you are descended
2. (verb) forbear, hold back
refrain from doing
"she forbore a snicker"
3. (verb) refrain, forbear
resist doing something
"He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) forbear
an ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural
2. (verb) forbear
to refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay
3. (verb) forbear
to refuse; to decline; to give no heed
4. (verb) forbear
to control one's self when provoked
5. (verb) forbear
to keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety
6. (verb) forbear
to treat with consideration or indulgence
7. (verb) forbear
to cease from bearing
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