English
Etymology 1
Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan to endure, do without, from for- + beran to bear
Verb
en-verb|forbears|forbearing|forbore|forborne
- transitive To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up.
- intransitive To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
- intransitive To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
- intransitive To control one's self when provoked.
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling of forebear.
Noun
en-noun
- Forebear, ancestor.
Quotations
[1906] 2004, Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville, Ethel Wedgwood tr.
[1936] 2004, Raymond William Firth, We the Tikopia 1
1997, H. L. Hix, Understanding W. S. Merwin 2
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