forbear Definition

forbear¹
verb forbore (past tense), forborne (past participle), forbearing (present participle)

1. archaic
To tolerate something.
intr
2. To stop oneself going as far as that; to refrain from it.

Example: forbear from answering
Example: forbear to mention it
Thesaurus: abstain, refrain, keep from, restrain, withhold, avoid, stop, desist, cease.
Form: forbear from something (usually)
Form: forbear to do something

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon forberan.

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forbear² forebear

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forebear
forbear
noun

1. An ancestor, usually more remote than grandfather or grandmother.

Thesaurus: ancestor, predecessor, forerunner, progenitor, forefather, antecedent; Antonym: descendant.

Etymology: 15c.