Forbear \For*bear"\ (f[o^]r*b[^a]r"), v. i. [imp.
Forbore({Forbare, [Obs.]); p. p. Forborne; p. pr. & vb.
n. Forbearing.] [OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for- +
beran to bear. See Bear to support.]
1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
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Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall
I forbear? --1 Kings
xxii. 6.
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2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
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Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they
will hear, or whether they will forbear. --Ezek. ii.
7.
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3. To control one's self when provoked.
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The kindest and the happiest pair
Will find occasion to forbear. --Cowper.
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Both bear and forbear. --Old Proverb.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Forborne \For*borne"\,
p. p. of Forbear.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
forborne
See forbear
WordNet (r) 2.0
forbear
n : a person from whom you are descended [syn: forebear]
v : not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she
could not forbear weeping" [syn: refrain] [ant: act]
[also: forborne, forbore]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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