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Meaning of forbear

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forbear

Pronunciation:/fɔːˈbɛə//fɔɹˈbɛɚ/

verb

Definitions

To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
To control oneself when provoked.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forbear

forbear

Pronunciation:/ˈfɔː.bɛə//ˈfɔɹ.bɛɚ/

noun

Definitions

An ancestor.

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