Forbearing Synonyms & Definitions

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• ForbearingDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forbear
2. (a.) Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering.

• ForbearDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. i.) To control ones self when provoked.
2. (v. t.) To cease from bearing.
3. (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.
4. (v. i.) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
5. (v. t.) To treat with consideration or indulgence.
6. (v. i.) To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
7. (n.) An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.