01 n. An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.
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An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.[Scot.]
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7 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Forbear
02 v. i. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
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Forbore; p. p.
Forborne; p. pr. & vb. n.
Forbearing
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To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.[Obs.]“Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” — 1 Kings xxii. 6.
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To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.“Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.” — Ezek. ii. 7.
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To control one's self when provoked.“The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear.” — Cowper.“Both bear and forbear.” — Old Proverb.
03 v. t. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety.
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To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety.“But let me that plunder forbear.” — Shenstone.“The King In open battle or the tilting field Forbore his own advantage.” — Tennyson.
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To treat with consideration or indulgence.“Forbearing one another in love.” — Eph. iv. 2.
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To cease from bearing.[Obs.]“Whenas my womb her burden would forbear.” — Spenser.