Forbear: English to English |
Forbear (n.) An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. |
Forbear (v. i.) To control one's self when provoked. |
Forbear (v. i.) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. |
Forbear (v. i.) To refuse; to decline; to give no heed. |
Forbear (v. t.) To cease from bearing. |
Forbear (v. t.) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety. |
Forbear (v. t.) To treat with consideration or indulgence. |