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" Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree as angels do above."
Edmund Waller

Meaning of "forbear" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORBEAR

Old English forberan; related to Gothic frabairan to endure.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FORBEAR

fɔːˈbɛə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORBEAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forbear is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb forbear in English.

WHAT DOES FORBEAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forbear in the English dictionary

The definition of forbear in the dictionary is when intr, often foll by from or an infinitive to cease or refrain. Other definition of forbear is to tolerate or endure.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FORBEAR

PRESENT

Present
I forbear
you forbear
he/she/it forbears
we forbear
you forbear
they forbear
Present continuous
I am forbearing
you are forbearing
he/she/it is forbearing
we are forbearing
you are forbearing
they are forbearing
Present perfect
I have forbeared
you have forbeared
he/she/it has forbeared
we have forbeared
you have forbeared
they have forbeared
Present perfect continuous
I have been forbearing
you have been forbearing
he/she/it has been forbearing
we have been forbearing
you have been forbearing
they have been forbearing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I forbeared
you forbeared
he/she/it forbeared
we forbeared
you forbeared
they forbeared
Past continuous
I was forbearing
you were forbearing
he/she/it was forbearing
we were forbearing
you were forbearing
they were forbearing
Past perfect
I had forbeared
you had forbeared
he/she/it had forbeared
we had forbeared
you had forbeared
they had forbeared
Past perfect continuous
I had been forbearing
you had been forbearing
he/she/it had been forbearing
we had been forbearing
you had been forbearing
they had been forbearing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will forbear
you will forbear
he/she/it will forbear
we will forbear
you will forbear
they will forbear
Future continuous
I will be forbearing
you will be forbearing
he/she/it will be forbearing
we will be forbearing
you will be forbearing
they will be forbearing
Future perfect
I will have forbeared
you will have forbeared
he/she/it will have forbeared
we will have forbeared
you will have forbeared
they will have forbeared
Future perfect continuous
I will have been forbearing
you will have been forbearing
he/she/it will have been forbearing
we will have been forbearing
you will have been forbearing
they will have been forbearing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would forbear
you would forbear
he/she/it would forbear
we would forbear
you would forbear
they would forbear
Conditional continuous
I would be forbearing
you would be forbearing
he/she/it would be forbearing
we would be forbearing
you would be forbearing
they would be forbearing
Conditional perfect
I would have forbear
you would have forbear
he/she/it would have forbear
we would have forbear
you would have forbear
they would have forbear
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been forbearing
you would have been forbearing
he/she/it would have been forbearing
we would have been forbearing
you would have been forbearing
they would have been forbearing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you forbear
we let´s forbear
you forbear
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to forbear
Past participle
forbeared
Present Participle
forbearing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORBEAR

abear · bare · bear · bugbear · Camembert · cudbear · Flaubert · forebear · he-bear · overbear · Rambert · threadbare · unbare · unbear · underbear · upbear

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORBEAR

forb · forbad · forbade · forbearance · forbearant · forbearer · forbearing · forbearingly · Forbes · forbid · forbid the banns · forbiddal · forbiddance · forbidden · forbidden band · Forbidden City · forbidden fruit · forbidden transition · forbiddenly · forbidder

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORBEAR

American black bear · Asiatic black bear · black bear · bring to bear · brown bear · cinnamon bear · drop bear · grizzly bear · honey bear · jelly bear · koala bear · Kodiak bear · polar bear · she-bear · sloth bear · sun bear · teddy bear · water bear · white bear · woolly bear

Synonyms and antonyms of forbear in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORBEAR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «forbear» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «forbear» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF FORBEAR

Find out the translation of forbear to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of forbear from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forbear» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

隐忍
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

abstenerse
570 millions of speakers
en

English

forbear
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पूर्वज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إمتنع
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

удержаться
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

deixai
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্বপুরুষ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

s´abstenir
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tolonglah
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

unterlassen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

差し控える
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

삼가다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ninggalake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tổ tiên
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பொறுமையாகவும், உறுதியாகவும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्षमा करणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sabretmek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

forbear
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zaniechać
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

втриматися
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

îndura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπομένετε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laat staan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

låta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unnlate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forbear

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORBEAR»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of forbear
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forbear

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «FORBEAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word forbear.
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Edmund Waller
Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree as angels do above.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORBEAR»

Discover the use of forbear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forbear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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'The Son of Man': Or Contributions to the Study of the ...
7) "Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear ; for they are most rebellious," (iii. 1 1) "Speak unto them and say unto them, ' Thus saith the Lord Uod,' whether they will hear or whether they will ...
Edwin A. Abbott, 2014
2
Verbs of Implicit Negation and Their Complements in the ...
In the latter figure, which displays the situation of forbear in negation only, however, the expansion of gerunds in later Modern English is even more prominent.46 Considering the fact that most examples of forbear in negative sentences are of ...
Yoko Iyeiri, 2010
3
An English and Danish Dictionary ...
I Forbear such expreffions, lm-'u sm-drag m'dstmdane ord. 1 Forbear such a Mans company, asho/d d'sig fra stmdmr l't Alamlrsezlshab. 1 You must forbear drinking of Wine, i man: asholtle edrrfra at drifle tviin. 1 I could hardly forbear to strike ...
Andreas Berthelson, 1754
4
Baxter's Practical Works, Volume 1: A Sum of Practical ...
Wilt thou forbear the next time till thou art carried to it, and till it is forcibly poured down with a horn ? If not, confess it is thy will. Quest. IV. Couldst thou not forbear, if the judge or the king stood by ? And canst thou not forbear when God stands ...
‎2007
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The Law Journal Reports: For the Year ...
Here, however, on the face of the plea, it appears there was an agreement to forbear to sue the acceptor, to give him longer time than he would otherwise have had. That primdfacie was a discharge of the defendant; and it was for the plaintifl'  ...
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Report of cases argued and determined in the English courts ...
execution had issued against the bail below in the original action, the plaintifl' in error could not have brought his action for the breach of agreement against the wife, for she was nota contracting party, and could not forbear. [LORD ...
7
Lectures on Jurisprudence, Or, The Philosophy of Positive Law
Or. (in other words) parties invested with rights are invested with rights, because other parties are bound by the command of the sovereign, to do or perform acts, or to forbear or abstain from acts. In short, the term 'right' and the term 'relative ...
John Austin, Robert Campbell, Sarah Austin, 1869
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Garner's Modern American Usage
forbear /fohr-bair/, v.t.; forebear /fohr-bair/, n. Though unrelated, these words are confused in every conceivable way. Forbear—the verb meaning “to refrain from objecting to; to tolerate”—is inflected forbear >forbore >forborne. But because the  ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
9
Rhythmic Grammar: The Influence of Rhythm on Grammatical ...
affinity with scarce: 57 instances of scarce are cumulated on forbear as opposed to only 3 instances of scarcely. The remaining 27 occurrences of scarce are dispersed among 13 other verbs. This suggests that part of the manifest contrast in ...
Julia Schlüter, 2005
10
The royal dictionary abridged in two parts: I. French and ...
N. (or to keep one'í felf from) S'objhnir, fi défendre, l'empêcher, fi gar der, fi retenir. fg- Forbear, Laijfi% ala ne fettes point cela. <j5" To forbear foe take Patience) Avoir eu. prendre patience. And »f I cannot prevail with you te forbear jour Maney , ...
Abel Boyer, 1728

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORBEAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forbear is used in the context of the following news items.
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Waters: Why 'they' left and 'we' fought - The Clarion-Ledger
What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jul 15»
2
Sabine Oil & Gas Announces Amendment to its Forbearance …
Pursuant to the amendment to the forbearance agreement, the lenders under the second lien term loan facility have agreed to forbear from ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
3
Backed into The Corner
For a Fort Worth bar, the modern Spencer's was trashy and wild, thoroughly ensconced in its forbear's heyday of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. «Fort Worth Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Prima Ballerina, Part II
I can't, and won't, forbear quoting Lincoln Kirstein, the late ballet impresario. He said — or is said to have said — “Modern dance exists for ... «National Review Online, Jul 15»
5
MC USA convention: Sharing pain, seeing Jesus
The other commits to forbear with those whose beliefs and practices on the inclusion of people with same-sex attraction differ from the ... «Mennonite World Review, Jul 15»
6
WESLEY PRUDEN: The Civil War that never ends
What I do about Slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save this Union, and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
7
Michael Brantley and the Shades of Greatness
He started late so he has some room to make up in the counting department, but he's developed an uncanny contact skill like his forbear in ... «Wahoo's On First, Jul 15»
8
FCC Chairman lays out schedule for future broadband actions
While privacy safeguards are not among the Title II provisions that the FCC pledged to forbear from applying to broadband ISPs as specified in ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
9
HC asks govt to apply mind to land conversion problems
... 'Elephant' Rajendran seeking to forbear the authorities concerned from giving approval or permission to convert agricultural land into layouts ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
10
Letter of Recommendation: The Oxford English Dictionary
... forbear from using,'' he wrote. For Trench, a dictionary should be a complete ''inventory of the language,'' not just a greatest-hits collection. «New York Times, Jul 15»
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