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forbear (verb)

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  • forbear — forbear, forebear 1. Forbear is a verb (pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) meaning ‘to abstain from, go without’ and is usually followed by to + infinitive or from + verb in ing: • He did not enquire after their progress and Nutty …   Modern English usage

  • forbear — I verb abstain, be patient, be temperate, be tolerant, bear with, break off, cease, decline, delay enforcing rights, deny oneself, desist from, dispense with, do without, endure, forgo, hold back, hold in abeyance, hold off, keep back, keep from …   Law dictionary

  • forbear — verb can you forbear from drinking? Syn: refrain from, abstain from, desist from, keep from, restrain oneself from, stop oneself from, hold back from, withhold from; resist the temptation to (be); eschew, avoid, decline to (be) Ant: persist …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • forbear — [1] ► VERB (past forbore; past part. forborne) ▪ refrain from doing something. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • forbear — verb /fɔːˈbɛə,fɔɹˈbɛɹ/ a) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up. b) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. See Also: forbearanc …   Wiktionary

  • forbear — I. verb (forbore; forborne; bearing) Etymology: Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan to endure, do without, from for + beran to bear Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. obsolete to do without 2. to hold onesel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • forbear — I UK [fɔː(r)ˈbeə(r)] / US [ˈfɔrˌber] verb [intransitive] Word forms forbear : present tense I/you/we/they forbear he/she/it forbears present participle forbearing past tense forbore UK [fɔː(r)ˈbɔː(r)] / US [fɔrˈbɔr] past participle forborne UK… …   English dictionary

  • forbear — for|bear1 [ fɔr,ber ] (past tense for|bore [ fɔr bɔr ] ; past participle for|borne [ fɔr bɔrn ] ) verb intransitive FORMAL to stop yourself from doing or saying something, especially in a way that shows that you are polite or patient forbear… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • forbear — [[t]fɔː(r)be͟ə(r)[/t]] forbears, forbearing, forbore, forborne VERB If you forbear to do something, you do not do it although you have the opportunity or the right to do it. [FORMAL] [V to inf] I forbore to comment on this... [V from ing/n …   English dictionary

  • forbear — 1 past tense forbore past participle forborne verb (I) formal to not do something, even though you could do it if you wanted to (+ from): He forbore from making suggestions for fear of insulting her. | forbear to do sth: Clara forbore to mention… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • forbear — I. /fɔˈbɛə / (say faw bair) verb (forbore, forborne, forbearing) –verb (t) 1. to refrain from; desist from; cease: *I forbore to cheer, out of consideration for the Captain s feelings –frank dalby davison, 1965. 2. to refrain from using, etc.;… …  

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