forbear
21forbear — 1. v.intr. & tr. (past forbore; past part. forborne) (often foll. by from, or to + infin.) literary abstain or desist (from) (could not forbear (from) speaking out; forbore to mention it). Etymology: OE forberan (as FOR , BEAR(1)) 2. var. of… …
22forbear / forebear — Forbear means to refrain from : The children simply could not forbear laughing in the library. A forebear is an ancestor or forefather: Our forebears who founded this country centuries ago …
23forbear / forebear — Forbear means to refrain from : The children simply could not forbear laughing in the library. A forebear is an ancestor or forefather: Our forebears who founded this country centuries ago …
24forbear, 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 …
25forbear — forbear1 forbearer, n. forbearingly, adv. /fawr bair /, v., forbore, forborne, forbearing. v.t. 1. to refrain or abstain from; desist from. 2. to keep back; withhold. 3. Obs. to endure. v.i …
26forbear — 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 …
27forbear — 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… …
28forbear — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cease, refrain, pause; see abstain . See Synonym Study at abstain . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. refrain, avoid, resist temptation, abstain, lay off, desist, shun, eschew, go without, hold back, forgo, endure, tolerate …
29forbear — , forebear The first is a verb meaning to avoid or refrain from. The second is a noun and means ancestor …
30forbear — v. n. RG. 526 v. a. == space. Alys. 4509 …
