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v. To refrain from; resist: forbear replying. See Synonyms at refrain1.

v. To desist from; cease.

v. Obsolete To avoid or shun.

verb-intransitive. To hold back; refrain.

verb-intransitive. To be tolerant or patient in the face of provocation.

n. Variant of forebear.

n. Alternative spelling of forebear.

v. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up.

v. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.

v. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.

v. To control oneself when provoked.

n. An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.

verb-intransitive. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.

verb-intransitive. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.

verb-intransitive. To control one's self when provoked.

v. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up.

v. To treat with consideration or indulgence.

v. To cease from bearing.

To refrain from; abstain from; omit; avoid the doing or use of.

To spare; excuse; treat indulgently.

To refrain; abstain; decline; stop; cease; hold off or back.

To be patient; endure; restrain one's self from action or from violence.

Synonyms To abstain, give over, desist, stay, leave off.

n. See forebear.

v. refrain from doing

n. a person from whom you are descended

v. resist doing something

"The word forbear comes from the Middle English forberen, thence from the Old English forberan, both meaning to endure or to get through something, and to do so with grace and dignity."

forbearing    forbears    forbore    forborne   

refrain   

forbearance    forbearant   

forborne    forbore    forebear   

holdback    abstain    stand-by    sit out    save    help oneself    spare    let it go    help    leave   

ancestor    forefather    refuse    decline    avoid    cheek    abstain   

vouchsafe    denarii    him