forbear
verb (used with object)
to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
is forbearing
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present progressiveof forbear (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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At first he is forbearing and encouraging; but in the end, when no improvement is visible, the honeymoon begins to wane much more rapidly than either anticipated.
From Courtship and Marriage And the Gentle Art of Home-Making by Annie S. (Annie Shepherd) Swan
She is forbearing, without meanness—gentle, without insipidity—sincere, without rudeness.
From Marriage by Susan Edmonstone Ferrier
Warren is sometimes brusque and almost peremptory; Pepperrell is forbearing and considerate to the last degree.
From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Francis Parkman
The sun is already high; but, though having the sky wholly to himself, he is forbearing in his power.
From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Edwin Asa Dix
