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Forbear Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Forbear has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a person from whom you are descended

2

Alternative spelling of forebear

Verb
1

refrain from doing

"she forbore a snicker"

2

resist doing something

"He refrained from hitting him back"

"she could not forbear weeping"

3

To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.

Example Sentences
"she forbore a snicker" verb
"He refrained from hitting him back" verb
"she could not forbear weeping" verb
See Also
forbearance forbearer forbears spare control oversit refuse forbearing
Related Terms
Antonyms
move
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ancestor refrain
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
grandparent great grandparent leave let it go abstain spare forbear help oneself stand by sit out
Rhyming Words
ear dear near hear year bear fear mear lear pear rear wear tear sear arear shear spear abear drear grear
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