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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary for·bear
ETYMOLOGY Middle English forberen, from Old English forberanto endure, do without, from for- + beran to bear DATE before 12th century transitive verb 1. obsolete : to do without 2. to hold oneself back from especially with an effort forbore mentioning the incident 3. obsolete : to leave alone : shun forbear his presence — Shakespeare intransitive verb 1. hold back, abstain have forborne from taking part in any controversy — Abraham Lincoln 2. to control oneself when provoked : be patient • for·bear·er noun
variant of forebear English Etymology forbear 1. forbear (v.) "to abstain," O.E. forberan "bear up against, control one's feelings, endure," from for + beran "to bear" (see bear (v.)). 2. forbear (n.) late 15c., from fore "before" + be-er "one who exists." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 forbear for·bear verb / fC:5beE(r); NAmE fC:r5ber / (for·bore / fC:5bC:(r); NAmE fC:r5b- / , for·borne / fC:5bC:n; NAmE fC:r5bC:rn / ) ~ (from sth / from doing sth) (formal) to stop yourself from saying or doing sth that you could or would like to say or do 克制；自制；忍住(不说话或不做某事): ▪ [V] He wanted to answer back, but he forbore from doing so. 他想顶嘴,但是忍住了。 ▪ [V to inf] She forbore to ask any further questions. 她克制自己,不再进一步提问。 noun= forebear Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: FORGO , eschew, sacrifice Related Words: bridle, curb, inhibit, restrain; avoid, escape, evade, shun; cease, desist 2 Synonyms: REFRAIN 1, abstain, keep, withhold Related Words: bear, endure, suffer, tolerate Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged for·bear I. \fȯrˈbe(ə)r, fər-, -ˈba(a)(ə)r; fȯəˈbeə, fəˈ-, -ˈba(a)ə\ verb (for·bore \-ˈbō(ə)r, -ˈbȯ(ə)r; -ˈbōə, -ˈbȯ(ə)\ ; or archaic forbare\pronounced like forbear \ ; forborne \-ˈbȯ(ə)rn; -ˈbȯ(ə)n\ ; forbearing ; forbears)Etymology: Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan (akin to Old High German firberan to refrain from, abstain, Gothic frabairan to endure), from for- + beran to bear — more at forbear transitive verb 1. obsolete a. : to bear with : endure b. : to control (feelings) 2. obsolete : to leave alone : shun < forbear his presence — Shakespeare > 3. obsolete : to do without : endure the privation of < fruits … whose taste too long forborne — John Milton > 4. : to refrain from : abstain or desist from < so poison-mean the marsh mosquitoes forbore to bite him — S.H.Adams > < could not forbear crying out > < wherever he has not the power to do or forbear any act — Frank Thilly > : forgo < a merchant who could not forbear the fun of setting sail — Times Literary Supplement > intransitive verb 1. : to hold back : abstain , decline < forbear, my friends, and spare me this ovation — W.S.Gilbert > < I cannot forbear from expressing my surprise > 2. : to control oneself when provoked : be patient < forbore with his friend's failings > Synonyms: see forgo , refrain II. variant of forebear |
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