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forbear
(f/O/r'b/(@)/r )

noun (n)

  • a person from whom you are descended(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    forebear
    source: wordnet30
  • An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • refrain from doing(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    hold back
    source: wordnet30
  • resist doing something(verb.stative)
    Example:
    She could not forbear weeping.
    Synonym:
    refrain
    Antonym:
    act, move
    source: wordnet30
  • To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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