forbear

1 of 2

verb

for·bear fȯr-ˈber How to pronounce forbear (audio)

fər-

forbore fȯr-ˈbȯr How to pronounce forbear (audio)

fər-

; forborne fȯr-ˈbȯrn How to pronounce forbear (audio)

fər-

; forbearing

transitive verb

: to hold oneself back from especially with an effort

forbore mentioning the incident

tried to forbear making rash judgments

obsolete : to do without

obsolete : to leave alone : shun

forbear his presence

William Shakespeare

intransitive verb

: hold back, abstain

have forborne from taking part in any controversy

Abraham Lincoln

: to control oneself when provoked : be patient

forbore with his friend's failings

forbearer noun

forbear

2 of 2

noun

for·bear

less common spelling of forebear

: ancestor, forefather

also : precursor

—usually used in plural

His forebears fought in the American Civil War.

Example Sentences

Verb He carefully forbore any mention of her name for fear of upsetting them. We decided to forbear provoking him any further. We decided to forbear from provoking him any further. He forebore to mention her name.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

So, if a person is enacting their right to resistance, then bystanders have an obligation to forbear and not to interfere.

TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2020 But crucially, the FCC did not forbear from a few parts of Title II that protect consumers in other ways.

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 12 July 2017

forbore

verb

past tense of forbear

as in avoided

to resist the temptation of she's old enough to make her own decisions, so we must forbear criticizing her taste in clothes

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submitted (to)
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单词	forbore
释义	forbear 1 of 2 verb for·bear fȯr-ˈber fər- forbore fȯr-ˈbȯr fər- ; forborne fȯr-ˈbȯrn fər- ; forbearing transitive verb 1 : to hold oneself back from especially with an effort forbore mentioning the incident tried to forbear making rash judgments 2 obsolete : to do without 3 obsolete : to leave alone : shun forbear his presence William Shakespeare intransitive verb 1 : hold back, abstain have forborne from taking part in any controversy Abraham Lincoln 2 : to control oneself when provoked : be patient forbore with his friend's failings forbearer noun forbear 2 of 2 noun for·bear less common spelling of forebear : ancestor, forefather also : precursor —usually used in plural His forebears fought in the American Civil War. Synonyms Verb abjure abstain (from) forgo forego keep (from) refrain (from) withhold (from) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He carefully forbore any mention of her name for fear of upsetting them. We decided to forbear provoking him any further. We decided to forbear from provoking him any further. He forebore to mention her name. Recent Examples on the Web Verb So, if a person is enacting their right to resistance, then bystanders have an obligation to forbear and not to interfere. TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2020 But crucially, the FCC did not forbear from a few parts of Title II that protect consumers in other ways. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 12 July 2017 Word History Etymology Verb Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan to endure, do without, from for- + beran to bear First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2 Kids Definition forbear verb for·bear fȯr-ˈber forbore -ˈbȯr ; forborne -ˈbȯrn ; forbearing 1 : to hold back He forbore from hitting the bully back. 2 : to be patient when annoyed or troubled forbore verb past tense of forbear as in avoided to resist the temptation of she's old enough to make her own decisions, so we must forbear criticizing her taste in clothes Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance avoided forewent abjured forwent refused denied refrained (from) eschewed shunned curbed constrained abstained (from) kept (from) withheld (from) inhibited checked combated repudiated rejected combatted bucked fought Antonyms & Near Antonyms submitted (to) succumbed (to) yielded (to) bowed (to) surrendered (to) conceded (to) capitulated gave in (to) acquiesced (to) knuckled under (to) See More
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