forbear
IPA: fɔrbˈɛr
noun
- Alternative spelling of forebear [An ancestor.]
verb
- (transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
- (intransitive) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
- (intransitive) To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
- (intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.
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Examples of "forbear" in Sentences
- I cannot forbear doing it.
- He is such a forbearing person.
- I will however forbear to delete.
- Patience and forbearance will help.
- In the meantime, I request forbearance.
- He is generous, forbearing, and patient.
- He is patient and forbearing in the extreme.
- That kind of forbearance is worth respecting.
- I daresay I'm trying your patience and will forbear.
- I daresay that I'm trying your patience and will forbear.
- In Jehovahs name forbear; cried a shrill, but clear and melodious voice.
- -- I wept for a dear warrior once; and did the sword forbear so just a heart?
- Besides, this will teach him to forbear, which is an habit of greatest use for health of body and mind too.
- If they thought it of value, they were to pay him accordingly; if not, they were to "forbear" -- that is, to give nothing.
- Could she speak pleasantly to her aunt? could she even look pleasantly at her? could she "forbear" all unkindness, even in thought?
- Applying the rule of thumb to the obscure word "forbear," how many reasons are there for the FCC to reject the deregulation petitions?
- Under Genachowski's proposal, the FCC would apply only a small fraction of Title II's rules and exempt, or "forbear," those irrelevant to Internet access.
- In this case, Verizon has asked the FCC to "forbear" from regulating some of the services it provides in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence and Virginia Beach.
- The word forbear comes from the Middle English forberen, thence from the Old English forberan, both meaning to endure or to get through something, and to do so with grace and dignity.
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