单词 | forbear |
释义 | forbear[ fawr-bair ] / fɔrˈbɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR forbear ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), for·bore [fawr-bawr], /fɔrˈbɔr/, for·borne [fawr-bawrn], /fɔrˈbɔrn/, for·bear·ing.to refrain or abstain from; desist from. to keep back; withhold. Obsolete. to endure. verb (used without object), for·bore [fawr-bawr], /fɔrˈbɔr/, for·borne [fawr-bawrn], /fɔrˈbɔrn/, for·bear·ing.to refrain; hold back. to be patient or self-controlled when subject to annoyance or provocation. Origin of forbearFirst recorded before 900; Middle English forberen, Old English forberan “to refrain from, abstain; spare, excuse”; see origin at for-, bear1 SYNONYMS FOR forbear1 forgo, sacrifice, renounce. SEE SYNONYMS FOR forbear ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM forbearWords nearby forbearfor a song, for a wonder, foray, forb, forbade, forbear, forbearance, Forbes, Forbes disease, Forbes-Robertson, for better or for worse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for forbearBritish Dictionary definitions for forbear (1 of 2)forbear1 / (fɔːˈbɛə) / verb -bears, -bearing, -bore or -borne(when intr, often foll by from or an infinitive) to cease or refrain (from doing something) archaic to tolerate or endure (misbehaviour, mistakes, etc) Derived forms of forbearforbearer, nounforbearingly, adverbWord Origin for forbearOld English forberan; related to Gothic frabairan to endure British Dictionary definitions for forbear (2 of 2)forbear2 / (ˈfɔːˌbɛə) / nouna variant spelling of forebear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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