forbear

n. (fŏr*bâr")

[See Fore, and Bear to produce.]
An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. [Scot.] [Also spelled forebear.] «Your forbears of old.» Sir W. Scott.

For·bear
v. i. (fŏr*bâr")

[imp. Forbore (Forbare , [Obs.]); p. p. Forborne ; p. pr. & vb. n. Forbearing.]
[OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for- + beran to bear. See Bear to support.]

1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.

Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?

1 Kings xxii. 6.

2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.

Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

Ezek. ii. 7.

3. To control one's self when provoked.

The kindest and the happiest pair
Will find occasion to forbear.

Cowper.

Both bear and forbear.

Old Proverb.

For·bear
v. t.

1. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety.

But let me that plunder forbear.

Shenstone.

The King
In open battle or the tilting field
Forbore his own advantage.

Tennyson.

2. To treat with consideration or indulgence.

Forbearing one another in love.

Eph. iv. 2.

3. To cease from bearing. [Obs.]

Whenas my womb her burden would forbear.

Spenser.

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verb

To hold oneself back: abstain, hold off, keep, refrain, withhold. See restraint/unrestraint.

v

Definition: resist the temptation to
Antonyms: continue, indulge, involve, partake, use

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To refrain from doing an act. See forbearance.

IN BRIEF: n. - A person from whom you are descended v. - Resist doing something; Refrain from doing.

Tutor's tip: Sometimes you have to "forbear" (to refrain from; to avoid) from impatience when your grandmother talks about your famous "forebear." (an ancestor)

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - bære over med, undlade, afstå fra
v. intr. - afholde sig fra, være tålmodig

2.
n. - ane, forfader

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich onthouden van

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - s'abstenir de (qch) (littér)
v. intr. - s'abstenir ou se garder de faire (qch)

2.
n. - patience, tolérance

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - unterlassen

2.
n. - Vorfahre

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόγονος
v. - απέχω (του), υπομένω

Português (Portuguese)
n. - antepassados (m pl)
v. - abster-se
int. - Pare!

Русский (Russian)
воздержаться, терпеть

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - contenerse, abstenerse
v. intr. - tener paciencia

2.
n. - antepasado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förfäder
v. - avhålla sig från, tåla, söka undvika, vara tålig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 克制, 忍耐, 避免...

2. 祖先

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 克制, 忍耐
v. intr. - 克制, 避免..., 忍耐

2.
n. - 祖先

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - ~을 삼가다, ~을 찾다
v. intr. - 삼가다, 참다

2.
n. - 조상 , 선조

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 先祖
v. - 慎む, 忍ぶ, 我慢する, こらえる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جد , سلف (فعل) يمتنع عن , يصبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התייחס בסבלנות, ויתר, התאפק, נמנע מ-‬
v. intr. - ‮התייחס בסבלנות, ויתר, התאפק, נמנע מ-‬
n. - ‮אב קדום‬

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