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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 — For*bear , v. t. 1. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety. [1913 Webster] But let me that plunder forbear. Shenstone. [1913 Webster] The King In open battle or the tilting …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• forbear, forebear — These words are tricky because forbear is a variant but correct spelling of forebear. A forebear is an ancestor, a forefather: Chinese are said to have great respect for their forebears. This man s forebears emigrated from Scotland. Forbear means …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• 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 — Recorded as Ferber, Forbear, Forber, Furber, and others, this is an English surname. However its ultimate origins are in the pre 10th century Old French word fourbisseor , introduced after the famous Conquest of 1066, and meaning to burnish. As… …   Surnames reference

• forbear — I. v. n. 1. Stop, pause, cease, desist, stay, hold, break off, leave off, give over. 2. Abstain, refrain. 3. Be tolerant, endure, be patient. II. v. a. 1. Shun, decline, avoid. 2. Omit, withhold, abstain from. 3 …   New dictionary of synonyms

• forbear — Synonyms and related words: abstain, abstain from, avoid, be patient, bear, bear with composure, bridle, carry on, carry through, cease, curb, desist, dispense with, do without, endure, escape, eschew, evade, forgive, forgo, give quarter, have… …   Moby Thesaurus

• forbear — v 1. refrain from, abstain from, desist from, cease; stop, hold, stay, leave off, break off, let up, pause. 2. forgo, sacrifice, renounce; quit, give up, do or go without, Inf. cut out; avoid, shun, eschew. 3. keep back, withhold, restrain… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• bear and forbear — Cf. EPICTETUS Fragments X. ἀνέχου καὶ ἀπέχου, be patient and endure; ERASMUS Adages II. vii. 13 sustine et abstine. 1573 T. TUSSER Husbandry (rev. ed.) II. 12v Both beare and forbeare, now and then as ye may, then wench God a mercy [reward you],… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• dispense with — I verb abandon, abjure, abolish, abstain, cede, censor, disavow, disclaim, dismiss, disown, dispose of, do without, except, exclude, excuse, exempt, extinguish, forbear, forgo, forswear, give up, jettison, not use, pass over, refrain, refuse,… …   Law dictionary