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['fo:beəz](ancestors: My forebears lived in that castle.) der Vorfahre* * *fore·bears[ˈfɔ:ʳbeəʳs, AM ˈfɔ:rbers] -
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I noun, usu. in pl.Vorfahr, derII intransitive verb,1) (refrain)forbear from doing something — davon Abstand nehmen, etwas zu tun
2) (be patient) sich gedulden* * *for·bear1< forbore, forborne>[fɔ:ˈbeəʳ, AM fɔ:rˈber]even his critics could scarcely \forbear from congratulating him selbst seine Kritiker konnten kaum umhin, ihm zu gratulierenthe doctor said she was optimistic but forbore to make any promises die Ärztin sagte, sie sei optimistisch, nahm aber davon Abstand, irgendwelche Versprechungen zu machen gehfor·bear2* * *I [fɔː'bɛə(r)] pret forbore, ptp forborne ( form)1. viI forbore from expressing my opinion — ich verzichtete darauf or nahm Abstand davon, meine Meinung zu äußern
we begged him to forbear — wir baten ihn, darauf zu verzichten
2. vtII ['fɔːbɛə(r)]he forbore to make any comment — er enthielt sich jeden Kommentars
n (form)Vorfahr( in) m(f), Ahn(e) m, Ahne f* * *forbear1 [fɔː(r)ˈbeə(r)] prät -bore [-ˈbɔː(r); US auch -ˈbəʊr], pperf -borne [-ˈbɔː(r)n; US auch -ˈbəʊrn]A v/t1. unterlassen, Abstand nehmen von, sich einer Sache enthalten:2. obs erdulden, ertragenB v/i1. davon Abstand nehmen, es unterlassen ( beide:from doing zu tun)2. sich beherrschen, sich zurückhaltenforbear2 → academic.ru/28785/forebear">forebear* * *I noun, usu. in pl.Vorfahr, derII intransitive verb,1) (refrain)forbear from doing something — davon Abstand nehmen, etwas zu tun
2) (be patient) sich gedulden* * *n.Vorfahr -en m. -
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for·beareven his critics could scarcely \forbear from congratulating him selbst seine Kritiker konnten kaum umhin, ihm zu gratulieren;the doctor said she was optimistic but forbore to make any promises die Ärztin sagte, sie sei optimistisch, nahm aber davon Abstand, irgendwelche Versprechungen zu machen ( geh) vt ( form) (dated);2. for·bear n
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