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BNC: 35523 COCA: 33036

forbear

1 forbear /foɚˈbeɚ/ verb
forbears; forbore /-ˈboɚ/ ; /foɚˈboɚ/; forborne /-ˈboɚn/ ; /foɚˈboɚn/; forbearing
1 forbear
/foɚˈbeɚ/
verb
forbears; forbore /-ˈboɚ/ ; /foɚˈboɚ/; forborne /-ˈboɚn/ ; /foɚˈboɚn/; forbearing
Learner's definition of FORBEAR
formal
: to choose not to do (something that you could do) : to avoid doing or saying (something)克制,忍住(不做某事);避免(做或说某事)
[+ object]
[no object]

— forbearing

adjective [more forbearing; most forbearing]
2 forbear
2 forbear
Learner's definition of FORBEAR
variant spelling of forebear
BNC: 35523 COCA: 33036

forbear

1 of 2

verb

for·​bear fȯr-ˈber How to pronounce forbear (audio)
fər-
forbore fȯr-ˈbȯr How to pronounce forbear (audio)
fər-
; forborne fȯr-ˈbȯrn How to pronounce forbear (audio)
fər-
; forbearing

transitive verb

1
: to hold oneself back from especially with an effort
forbore mentioning the incident
tried to forbear making rash judgments
2
obsolete : to do without
3
obsolete : to leave alone : shun
forbear his presence William Shakespeare

intransitive verb

1
: hold back, abstain
have forborne from taking part in any controversy Abraham Lincoln
2
: to control oneself when provoked : be patient
forbore with his friend's failings
forbearer noun

forbear

2 of 2

noun

for·​bear

less common spelling of forebear

: ancestor, forefather
also : precursor
usually used in plural
His forebears fought in the American Civil War.

Example Sentences

Verb He carefully forbore any mention of her name for fear of upsetting them. We decided to forbear provoking him any further. We decided to forbear from provoking him any further. He forebore to mention her name.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
So, if a person is enacting their right to resistance, then bystanders have an obligation to forbear and not to interfere. TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2020 But crucially, the FCC did not forbear from a few parts of Title II that protect consumers in other ways. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 12 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan to endure, do without, from for- + beran to bear

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of forbear was before the 12th century
BNC: 35523 COCA: 33036

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