forbear

[ fawr-bair ]

/ fɔrˈbɛər /

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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 forbear

First recorded before 900; Middle English forberen, Old English forberan “to refrain from, abstain; spare, excuse”; see origin at for-, bear¹

SYNONYMS FOR forbear

1 forgo, sacrifice, renounce.

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OTHER WORDS FROM forbear

for·bear·er, nounfor·bear·ing·ly, adverbnon·for·bear·ing, adjectivenon·for·bear·ing·ly, adverb

un·for·bear·ing, adjective

Words nearby forbear

for a song, for a wonder, foray, forb, forbade, forbear, forbearance, Forbes, Forbes disease, Forbes-Robertson, for better or for worse

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Example sentences from the Web for forbear

But he with the chain checked her sudden, and with his whip did cruelly lash her for it, that I cried 'Forbear!
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade
He was a man who could not forbear from searching for the soul, from following its workings.
In the Wilderness|Robert Hichens
Must he, when the delicious moment of love's ripening had arrived, forbear to pluck, to eat?
Love's Usuries|Louis Creswicke
Throwing down the ill-omened journal, I could not forbear a muttered quotation: "The day looks dark for England."
Border and Bastille|George A. Lawrence

He gone, I late to my office, and cannot forbear admiring and consulting my new rule, and so home to supper and to bed.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys

British 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 forbear

forbearer, nounforbearingly, adverb

Word Origin for forbear

Old English forberan; related to Gothic frabairan to endure

British Dictionary definitions for forbear (2 of 2)

forbear²

/ (ˈfɔːˌbɛə) /

noun

a variant spelling of forebear

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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 forbear First recorded before 900; Middle English forberen, Old English forberan “to refrain from, abstain; spare, excuse”; see origin at for-, bear¹ SYNONYMS FOR forbear 1 forgo, sacrifice, renounce. SEE SYNONYMS FOR forbear ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM forbear for·bear·er, nounfor·bear·ing·ly, adverbnon·for·bear·ing, adjectivenon·for·bear·ing·ly, adverb un·for·bear·ing, adjective Words nearby forbear for 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 forbear But he with the chain checked her sudden, and with his whip did cruelly lash her for it, that I cried 'Forbear! The Cloister and the Hearth\|Charles Reade He was a man who could not forbear from searching for the soul, from following its workings. In the Wilderness\|Robert Hichens Must he, when the delicious moment of love's ripening had arrived, forbear to pluck, to eat? Love's Usuries\|Louis Creswicke Throwing down the ill-omened journal, I could not forbear a muttered quotation: "The day looks dark for England." Border and Bastille\|George A. Lawrence He gone, I late to my office, and cannot forbear admiring and consulting my new rule, and so home to supper and to bed. Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete\|Samuel Pepys British 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 forbear forbearer, nounforbearingly, adverb Word Origin for forbear Old English forberan; related to Gothic frabairan to endure British Dictionary definitions for forbear (2 of 2) forbear² / (ˈfɔːˌbɛə) / noun a 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 Words related to forbear decline, inhibit, abstain, stop, avoid, omit, escape, forgo, refrain, withhold, desist, pause, cease, evade, eschew, shun, restrain, curb, keep, bridle
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