forbear
1[fawr-bair]
verb (used with object), for·bore, for·borne, for·bear·ing.
to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
to keep back; withhold.
Obsolete. to endure.
verb (used without object), for·bore, for·borne, for·bear·ing.
to refrain; hold back.
to be patient or self-controlled when subject to annoyance or provocation.
RELATED WORDS
decline, inhibit, abstain, stop, avoid, omit, escape, forgo, refrain, withhold, desist, pause, cease, evade, eschew, shun, restrain, curb, keep, bridle
Origin of forbear
1Synonyms for forbear
forbear
2[fawr-bair]
noun
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Examples from the Web for forbear
Historical Examples of forbear
For who can forbear to laugh at the bare idea of an Irish bull?
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
If you love sack, forbear; for this course will never bring you a drop.
Maid MarianThomas Love Peacock
She could not forbear asking what it was that touched him so much.
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
Dearest Madam, forbear for the present: I am but in my noviciate.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
Let men agree to differ, and, when they do differ, bear and forbear.
Self-HelpSamuel Smiles
forbear
1verb -bears, -bearing, -bore or -borne
Word Origin for forbear
Old English forberan; related to Gothic frabairan to endure
forbear
2noun
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