Word
Forbear
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
for-bear
Definition
- n. - An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.
- v. i. - To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
- v. i. - To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
- v. i. - To control one's self when provoked.
- v. t. - To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give
up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety.
- v. t. - To treat with consideration or indulgence.
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