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Definition forbear

Etymology 1

From Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan (�to forbear, abstain from, refrain; suffer, endure, tolerate, humor; restrain; do without�), from Proto-Germanic *fraberan? (�to hold back, endure�), equivalent to for- +‎ bear. Cognate with Old Frisian forbera (�to forfeit�), Middle High German verb�rn (�to have not; abstain; refrain from; avoid�), Gothic ????????? (frabairan, �to endure�).

Verb

forbear (third-person singular simple present forbears, present participle forbearing, simple past forbore, past participle forborne or (archaic) forborn)

1. (transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
2. (intransitive) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
3. (intransitive) To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
4. (intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.

Etymology 2

Noun

forbear (plural forbears)

1. Alternative spelling of forebear

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