| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | for·bear |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fôr-bâr |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: for·bore (-bôr, -b r), for·borne (-bôrn, -brn), for·bear·ing, for·bears
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To refrain from; resist: forbear replying. See synonyms at refrain1. 2. To desist from; cease. 3. Obsolete To avoid or shun. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To hold back; refrain. 2. To be tolerant or patient in the face of provocation. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan, to endure. See bher-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | for·bearer —NOUN
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