forbear
11forbear — {{11}}forbear (n.) ancestor, late 15c., from FORE (Cf. fore) before + be er one who exists; agent noun from BE (Cf. be). {{12}}forbear (v.) to abstain, O.E. forberan bear up against, control one s feelings, endure, from FOR (Cf …
12forbear — 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… …
13forbear — 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 …
14forbear — See forbear, forebear …
15Forbear — 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… …
16forbear — 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… …
17forbear — [[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 …
18forbear — 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… …
19forbear — 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 …
20forbear — see bear and forbear …
