forbear

fɔːˈbɛər

forbore, forborne

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Definition of forbear - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

self-control

Dated

control oneself when provoked

Dated

He had to forbear from responding angrily.

abstain

refrain

avoidance

Dated

avoid doing something intentionally

Dated

He decided to forbear making any comments.

abstain

refrain

restraint

Dated

refrain from exercising a right

Dated

They forbore to claim their inheritance.

abstain

refrain

withhold

Noun

family

Dated

ancestor or forefather

Dated

He often spoke of his forbears who fought in the war..

ancestor

forebear

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bear and forbear

endure difficulties with patience and self-control

In tough times, we must bear and forbear.

Origin of forbear

Old English, forberan (endure)

Examples of forbear in a sentence

Despite the insult, he managed to forbear.
She chose to forbear from responding to the insult.
They decided to forbear any further discussion on the topic.
She forbore from commenting on the controversial topic.
He decided to forbear from taking legal action.
She discovered a forbear who was a famous artist.

Their family tree included many notable forbears.

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French:se retenir, ancêtre, ...
German:sich zurückhalten, Vorfahre, ...
Italian:trattenersi, progenitore, ...
Spanish:contenerse, antepasado, ...
Portuguese:conter-se, antepassado, ...
Chinese:克制, 祖先, ...
Japanese:控える, 先祖, ...
Arabic:تَحَلَّى بِالصَّبْرِ, سَلَف, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְאַפֵּק, אָב קַדְמוֹן, ...
Russian:воздерживаться, предок, ...
Ukrainian:утриматися, предок, ...
Hindi:स्वयं को रोकना, पूर्वज, ...
Bengali:বিরত থাকা, পূর্বপুরুষ, ...
Catalan:reprimir-se, avantpassat, ...
Czech:ovládnout se, předek, ...
Danish:afholde sig, forfader, ...
Dutch:zich beheersen, voorouder, ...
Greek:αυτοσυγκρατούμαι, πρόγονος, ...
Hungarian:megtartóztatni magát, ős, ...
Khmer:អត់ធ្មត់, បុព្វបុរស, ...
Korean:자제하다, 조상, ...
Persian:خودداری کرد, نیاکان, ...
Polish:powstrzymać się, przodek, ...
Portuguese (BR):conter-se, antepassado, ...
Romanian:a se abține, strămoș, ...
Swedish:avstå, förfader, ...
Thai:อดทน, บรรพบุรุษ, ...
Turkish:kaçınmak, ata, ...
Vietnamese:kiềm chế, tổ tiên, ...

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