单词	forbear
释义	forbear1 verbforbear2 noun forbearfor‧bear1 /fɔːˈbeə, fə- $ fɔːrˈber, fər-/ verb (past tense forbore /-ˈbɔː $ -ˈbɔːr/, past participle forborne /-ˈbɔːn $ -ˈbɔːrn/) [intransitive] literary Word Origin WORD ORIGINforbear1 Origin: Old English forberan Verb Table VERB TABLE forbear Simple Form Present I, you, we, they forbear he, she, it forbears Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they forbore Present perfect I, you, we, they have forborne he, she, it has forborne Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had forborne Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will forbear Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have forborne Continuous Form Present I am forbearing he, she, it is forbearing you, we, they are forbearing Past I, he, she, it was forbearing you, we, they were forbearing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been forbearing he, she, it has been forbearing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been forbearing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be forbearing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been forbearing Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS First he had forborne them, and then he had punished, but still there was no amend. He forbore to join our earthen feast. He did not enquire after their progress and Nutty forbore to mention it. Nutty forbore to compete in the charm stakes. So a government scientist, whom out of modesty I forbear to name, had to expose the fraud. The boy gazed back sweetly, forbearing from touching anything, and daring anyone to challenge his intentions. to not do something you could or would like to do because you think it is wiser not toforbear from He decided to forbear from interfering.forbear to do something Clara forbore to mention his name. forbear1 verbforbear2 noun forbearfor‧bear2 /ˈfɔːbeə $ ˈfɔːrber/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Families cherished their forbears, whether these had lived in humble cottages or in manor houses. Far better to concentrate on how our forbears, Shakespeare and Fletcher amused them - in defiance of classical regulations. He may have been reluctant to give up a conquest of his illustrious forbear, Julius Caesar. Like her parents and so many of her forbears, Eva never does anything by halves. Many races have traditions of exceptionally long life amongst their early forbears. Now seeking means to combat the Chemicals Age, we look to our forbears for help. True to their forbear, the Renoirs make colour and the moods it can convey almost the leading character in the film. a forebear
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