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Meaning of "forbore" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FORBORE

fɔːˈbɔː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORBORE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forbore 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 forbore in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FORBORE

PRESENT

Present
I forbore
you forbore
he/she/it forbores
we forbore
you forbore
they forbore
Present continuous
I am forboring
you are forboring
he/she/it is forboring
we are forboring
you are forboring
they are forboring
Present perfect
I have forbored
you have forbored
he/she/it has forbored
we have forbored
you have forbored
they have forbored
Present perfect continuous
I have been forboring
you have been forboring
he/she/it has been forboring
we have been forboring
you have been forboring
they have been forboring
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 forbored
you forbored
he/she/it forbored
we forbored
you forbored
they forbored
Past continuous
I was forboring
you were forboring
he/she/it was forboring
we were forboring
you were forboring
they were forboring
Past perfect
I had forbored
you had forbored
he/she/it had forbored
we had forbored
you had forbored
they had forbored
Past perfect continuous
I had been forboring
you had been forboring
he/she/it had been forboring
we had been forboring
you had been forboring
they had been forboring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you forbore
we let´s forbore
you forbore
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to forbore
Past participle
forbored
Present Participle
forboring
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 FORBORE

ba´ · baur · boar · Bohr · bor · bore · chokebore · counterbore · Doukhobor · Ebor. · Gabor · handba´ · hellebore · LIBOR · Maribor · overbore · rebore · smoothbore · unbore · Zibo

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORBORE

forbearingly · Forbes · forbid · forbid the banns · forbiddal · forbiddance · forbidden · forbidden band · Forbidden City · forbidden fruit · forbidden transition · forbiddenly · forbidder · forbidding · forbiddingly · forbiddingness · forbode · forborne · forby · forbye

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORBORE

anymore · before · convenience store · core · drawbore · encore · explore · hardcore · Moore · more · ore · score · Singapore · small-bore · store · test bore · therefore · tidal bore · to the fore · what is more

Synonyms and antonyms of forbore in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORBORE»

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

Translation of «forbore» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF FORBORE

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

forbore
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

abstuve
570 millions of speakers
en

English

forbore
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

forbore
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

forbore
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

воздержался
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

forbore
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

forbore
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

s´est abstenu
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tolol
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

unterließ
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

forbore
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

forbore
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Forbore
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

forbore
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

forbore
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिबंधित करा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

forbore
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

forbore
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

forbore
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

утримався
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

abținut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

forbore
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opgehou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underlät
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbore
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forbore

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORBORE»

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORBORE»

Discover the use of forbore in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forbore and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
I feel against my arm, — though your bent head forbids Madame MuhThausen, — whom good taste forbids Still string nerve and strike foot? Her frown forbids: Withdraw beam — disclosure once more Night forbids you Forbore. See also ...
2
The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various ...
So said he, and forbore not glance or toy Of amorous intent, well understood 103.3 Of Eve, whose eye darted contagious fire. Her hand he seiz'd, and to a shady bank, Thick overhead with verdant roof imbowVd, • He led her nothing loath ...
John Milton, Edward Hawkins, 1824
3
English Irregular Verbs: Master 250 irregular verbs in English
FORBEAR Mode Indicative Tense Simple Present Present Perfect Simple Past Past Perfect I forbear have forborne forbore had forborne you forbear have forborne forbore had forborne he/she/it forbears has forborne forbore had forborne we ...
TZ-one, 2013
4
Verbs of Implicit Negation and Their Complements in the ...
Interestingly enough, many of the examples of forbear yielded by the BNC are followed by to-infinitives, as in: Edward grunted, but forbore to argue. (The World of Thrush Green ̧ from BNC) In the church Richard fell to prayer with such ...
Yoko Iyeiri, 2010
5
The Oxford Handbook of Victorian Poetry
'We will not discuss what is past anymore', Arnold writes, 'as to the Italian poem, if I forbore to comment it was that I had nothing special to say—what is to be said when a thing does not suit you—suiting and not suiting is a subjective affair and ...
Matthew Bevis, 2013
6
A narrative of facts, relating to a prosection for high ...
He forbore tokeepme andmyfellow sufferers longer in prison ; because he was conscious that the minds of men revolted at the injustice of the punishment we had already endured. He forbore to exasperate the public more by the disclosure of ...
‎1795
7
Corpora and Complementation: Tracing Sentential ...
For instance, in COBUILD there are only three instances of the form forbear with sentential complements and another three of the form forbore. Here is one of the six: ... Barbara forbore to put her daughter down to play (COBUILD).
Martti Juhani Rudanko, 2000
8
Middle English Dictionary
LM 25: J haue to miche forbore yow and to miche suffred yow in my cuntre. 2a. (a ) To abstain from (a vice), to refrain from (doing something); — often with infin. or with that clause; also intr.; (b)forbering, abstaining, moderate. (a) al225(?cl200) ...
Hans Kurath, 1954
9
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
quickly entering the area belonging to the enemy in order to attack them or steal their supplies forbear >verb [I] /fo:'bea7 ® /fbx'ber/ (forbore, forborne) formal to prevent yourself from saying or doing something, especially in a way that shows ...
‎2008
10
Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
is forbidden to smoke in the theatre, for'bidding adj (formal) rather frightening: The castle had a forbidding appearance ; The new.1 headmaster seemed stern ana forbidding. forbore, forborne see forbear. force [fo:s] nc 1 strength or power that ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORBORE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forbore is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Proof S.C. seceded to protect institution of slavery
... the Federal Union; but in deference to the opinions and wishes of the other slaveholding States, she forbore at that time to exercise this right. «Charleston City Paper, Jul 15»
2
Confederate declaration of 1860: The argument for states' rights
... withdrawing from the Federal Union; but in deference to the opinions and wishes of the other slaveholding States, she forbore at that time to exercise this right. «ABC NEWS 4, Jul 15»
3
Why There Is No Libertarian Defense of the Confederacy
... the Federal Union; but in deference to the opinions and wishes of the other slaveholding States, she forbore at that time to exercise this right. «PanAm Post, Jun 15»
4
Measuring Midstream Noncompetes In Midwestern Courts
Further, the state high court held that “Runzheimer performed immediately when it forbore its legal right to fire Friedlen at that time.” Id. at ¶46. «Law360, Jun 15»
5
Famine in Irish football
It's not even new to the FIFA story: The United States forbore from seeking jail time for Chuck Blazer in exchange for his testimony against other ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
6
Q&A: The many faces of post-budget Treasurer Joe Hockey
... placate one questioner, who graciously forbore asking in what universe the words "fraud" and "rort" might cause anything other than offence. «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
7
FCC Enforcement Advisory: Broadband Providers Must Take …
... although the 2015 Open Internet Order applied Section 222's substantive obligations to BIAS providers, it forbore from applying Section 222's ... «Ad Law Access, May 15»
8
Video/Gallery: Exhibitors from Suffolk and north Essex on sparkling …
The Clacton-on-Sea based grower's fruit looked ruby-red and succulent but as judging hadn't taken place, I forbore to try one. One of the ... «East Anglian Daily Times, May 15»
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Why Court Very Likely Will Stay FCC's Title II Reclassification
Will the court believe that the FCC's 'Title II tailored for the 21st Century' that forbore from many of the onerous Title II provisions, succeeded in ... «The Heartland Institute, May 15»
10
Choosing The Right 'Vein' (Or 'Vain') For This Word Quiz
The verb "forbear" (past tense "forbore") means "to refrain from objecting to; tolerate," e.g., "Despite his anger over Goldilocks' home invasion, ... «Hartford Courant, May 15»
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