forbearant
adjective
for·bear·ant
-nt
archaic
: forbearing
equitable, nay forbearant if need were
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Word History
Etymology
forbear entry 1 + -ant
- take a dim view of
- take a drubbing
- take a dump
- take a fancy to
- take a firm line
- take a flier
- take a flying leap
- take a gamble
- take a hard pass
- take a high polish
- take a hike
- take a hint
- take a husband
- take a jab at
- take a joke
- take a leaf out of someone's book
- take a leak
- take a liking to
- take a load off
- take a load off (one's feet)
- take a load off one's feet
- take a load off someone's mind
- take a load/weight off someone's mind
- take a loss
- take a lot of doing