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- pronunciation:
- for
beIr
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
forbears, forbearing, forbore, forborne |
| definition: |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance); forgo.
I will forbear replying to that insult.- antonyms:
- persist
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| related words: |
excuse, relinquish, renounce, resist, spare |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to hold oneself back.
Where others would indulge, he forbore.- similar words:
- abstain, keep
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| definition 2: |
to show patience or tolerance in spite of provocation.
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| related words: |
abstain, desist, fast, repent, spare, withhold |
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| derivations: |
forbearing (adj.), forbearingly (adv.), forbearer (n.) |
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