forbear
verb (used with object)
to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
will forbear
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future tenseof forbear.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Gascoigne, in the year 1575, declares in his "Posies," "I will forbear to recyte examples by any of mine owne doings, since all comparisons are odious."
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme
Milly, I dare reckon—but if I go on it shall cost me two pence, so I will forbear.
From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Emily Sarah Holt
You will forbear that advantage, and will consent to postpone our trial to another time?'
From The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
Lord," said Sir Lancelot, "by thy leave I will forbear.
From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown
I might tell a great many stories about the smartness of Rover; but on the whole I think I will forbear.
From Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth
