forbear
🇺🇸
/fɔːrˈber/
🇬🇧
/fɔːˈbeə(r)/
verb
R
to refrain from doing something that you want to do
He wanted to yell at her, but he forbear from doing so.
noun
R
an ancestor, a person from your family who lived a long time ago
He was proud of his forbear who had fought in the war.
translation
to refrain from doing something that you want to do
an ancestor, a person from your family who lived a long time ago
Word Forms
3rd Present
forbears
Progressive
forbearing
Past
forbore
Perfect
forborne
Plural
forbears