forebear

also n.
A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor. See synonyms at ancestor.

[Middle English forbear : fore-, fore- + beer, one who is (from ben, to be; see be).]

noun

A person from whom one is descended: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, father, forefather, foremother, mother, parent, progenitor. Archaic predecessor. See kin, precede/follow.

IN BRIEF: n. - A person from whom you are descended.

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)

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person from whom you are descended
  Synonym: forbear

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ane, forfader

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorvader, voorloper

Français (French)
n. - aïeul

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorfahr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόγονος
v. - απέχω από, αποφεύγω, υπομένω, ανέχομαι

Italiano (Italian)
antenato

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

Русский (Russian)
предок, предшественник

Español (Spanish)
n. - antepasado

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

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
祖先, 祖宗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 祖先, 祖宗

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조상 , 선조

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 先祖, 祖先

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

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אב קדמון‬

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