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forbear
forbearrefrain or abstain from; to forgo: I’ll forbear the dessert, thank you.
Not to be confused with:forebear – ancestor; forefather; progenitor: My forbears came over on the Mayflower.for·bear 1 F0243100 (fôr-bâr′)v. for·bore (-bôr′), for·borne (-bôrn′), for·bear·ing, for·bears v.intr.1. To keep oneself from doing something; hold back; refrain: forbear from making a comment.2. To be tolerant or patient in the face of provocation.v.tr.1. To refrain from; resist: forbore criticizing them.2. To restrain oneself so as not (to do something): "He saw that she was preoccupied, and forbore to question her" (Thomas Hardy).
[Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan, to endure; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]
for·bear′er n.
for·bear 2 F0243200 (fôr′bâr′)n. Variant of forebear.forbear (fɔːˈbɛə) vb, -bears, -bearing, -bore or -borne1. (when: intr, often foll by from or an infinitive) 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] forˈbearer n forˈbearingly adv
forbear (ˈfɔːˌbɛə) n a variant spelling of forebearfor•bear1 (fɔrˈbɛər)
v. -bore, -borne, -bear•ing. v.t. 1. to refrain or abstain from; desist from. 2. Obs. to avoid; shun. 3. Obs. to endure. v.i. 4. to refrain; hold back. 5. to be patient or self-controlled when subject to annoyance or provocation. [before 900] for•bear′er, n. for•bear2 (ˈfɔrˌbɛər)
n. forebear. forbear
Past participle: forborne
Gerund: forbearing
| Present |
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| I forbear | | you forbear | | he/she/it forbears | | we forbear | | you forbear | | they forbear |
| Preterite |
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| I forbore | | you forbore | | he/she/it forbore | | we forbore | | you forbore | | they forbore |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am forbearing | | you are forbearing | | he/she/it is forbearing | | we are forbearing | | you are forbearing | | they are forbearing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have forborne | | you have forborne | | he/she/it has forborne | | we have forborne | | you have forborne | | they have forborne |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was forbearing | | you were forbearing | | he/she/it was forbearing | | we were forbearing | | you were forbearing | | they were forbearing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had forborne | | you had forborne | | he/she/it had forborne | | we had forborne | | you had forborne | | they had forborne |
| Future |
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| I will forbear | | you will forbear | | he/she/it will forbear | | we will forbear | | you will forbear | | they will forbear |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have forborne | | you will have forborne | | he/she/it will have forborne | | we will have forborne | | you will have forborne | | they will have forborne |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be forbearing | | you will be forbearing | | he/she/it will be forbearing | | we will be forbearing | | you will be forbearing | | they will be forbearing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been forbearing | | you have been forbearing | | he/she/it has been forbearing | | we have been forbearing | | you have been forbearing | | they have been forbearing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been forbearing | | you will have been forbearing | | he/she/it will have been forbearing | | we will have been forbearing | | you will have been forbearing | | they will have been forbearing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been forbearing | | you had been forbearing | | he/she/it had been forbearing | | we had been forbearing | | you had been forbearing | | they had been forbearing |
| Conditional |
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| I would forbear | | you would forbear | | he/she/it would forbear | | we would forbear | | you would forbear | | they would forbear |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have forborne | | you would have forborne | | he/she/it would have forborne | | we would have forborne | | you would have forborne | | they would have forborne |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | forbear - a person from whom you are descendedforebearancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)grandparent - a parent of your father or mothergreat grandparent - a parent of your grandparent | | Verb | 1. | forbear - refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker"hold backrefrain, forbear - resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" | | 2. | forbear - resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"refrainleave alone, leave behind, leave - leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"let it go - not act; "He thought of a reply but let it go"abstain - refrain from votingspare, save - refrain from harmingforbear, hold back - refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker"help oneself, help - abstain from doing; always used with a negative; "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle"stand by - not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"sit out - not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event); "He sat out the game" |
forbearverb refrain, avoid, omit, hold back, stop, decline, pause, cease, withhold, abstain, eschew, keep from, resist the temptation to, desist, restrain yourself I forbore to comment on this.forbearverbTo hold oneself back:abstain, hold off, keep, refrain, withhold.Translationsforbear
Synonyms for forbearverb refrainSynonyms- refrain
- avoid
- omit
- hold back
- stop
- decline
- pause
- cease
- withhold
- abstain
- eschew
- keep from
- resist the temptation to
- desist
- restrain yourself
Synonyms for forbearverb to hold oneself backSynonyms- abstain
- hold off
- keep
- refrain
- withhold
Synonyms for forbearnoun a person from whom you are descendedSynonymsRelated Words- ancestor
- antecedent
- ascendant
- ascendent
- root
- grandparent
- great grandparent
verb refrain from doingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb resist doing somethingSynonymsRelated Words- leave alone
- leave behind
- leave
- let it go
- abstain
- spare
- save
- forbear
- hold back
- help oneself
- help
- stand by
- sit out
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