forbear
31forbear — for·bear || fÉ”rber / fÉ”ËbeÉ™ n. ancestor, forefather v. refrain from, desist from, hold back …
32forbear v — bear v …
33forbear — forbear1 [fɔ: bɛ:] verb (past forbore; past participle forborne) refrain from doing something. Origin OE forberan (see for , bear1). forbear2 [ fɔ:bɛ:] …
34forbear — I. v. n. 1. Stop, pause, cease, desist, stay, hold, break off, leave off, give over. 2. Abstain, refrain. 3. Be tolerant, endure, be patient. II. v. a. 1. Shun, decline, avoid. 2. Omit, withhold, abstain from. 3 …
35forbear — v 1. refrain from, abstain from, desist from, cease; stop, hold, stay, leave off, break off, let up, pause. 2. forgo, sacrifice, renounce; quit, give up, do or go without, Inf. cut out; avoid, shun, eschew. 3. keep back, withhold, restrain… …
36forbear — for·bear …
37forbear — I for•bear [[t]fɔrˈbɛər[/t]] v. bore, borne, bear•ing 1) to refrain or abstain from; desist from 2) obs. to avoid; shun 3) Obs. to endure 4) to refrain; hold back 5) to be patient or self controlled when subject to annoyance or provocation •… …
38forbear — I. /fɔˈbɛə / (say faw bair) verb (forbore, forborne, forbearing) –verb (t) 1. to refrain from; desist from; cease: *I forbore to cheer, out of consideration for the Captain s feelings –frank dalby davison, 1965. 2. to refrain from using, etc.;… …
39forbear — forebear (?) …
40forbear, forebear — The first is a verb meaning to cease or refrain from. The second is a noun and means ancestor …
