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forebear

noun

fore·​bear ˈfȯr-ˌber How to pronounce forebear (audio)
variants or less commonly forbear
: ancestor, forefather
also : precursor
—usually used in plural
His forebears fought in the American Civil War.

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Forebear (also spelled, less commonly, as forbear) was first used by our ancestors in the days of Middle English. Fore- means "coming before," just as in forefather, and -bear means "one that is." This -bear is not to be confused with the -bear in the unrelated verb forbear, which comes from Old English beran, meaning "to bear or carry." The -bear in the noun forebear is a combination of be-, from the verb be (or, more specifically, from been, an old dialect variant of be), and -ar, a form of the suffix -er, which we append to verbs to denote one that performs a specified action. In this case the "action" is simply existing or being—in other words, -bear implies one who is a "be-er."

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Example Sentences

His forebears fought in the American Civil War. his forebears came to America on the Mayflower
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English (Scots), from fore- + -bear (from been to be)

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of forebear was in the 15th century

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