1
[ verb ] not do something

Synonyms

forebear refrain

Examples

"He refrained from hitting him back" "she could not forbear weeping"

Related terms

act help_oneself leave spare stand_by let_it_go sit_out abstain forbearance

2
[ noun ] a person from whom you are descended

Synonyms

forebear

Related terms

ancestor grandparent great_grandparent

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Similar Spelling

forbearing forebear four-party forepart

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