Forbear — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person from whom you are descended

refrain from doing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹbɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːbeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːbeə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹbɛɹ/.

Examples

she forbore a snicker
He refrained from hitting him back
she could not forbear weeping

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hold back forebear refrain

Antonyms

act

Parts of Speech

noun	a person from whom you are descended
verb	refrain from doing “she forbore a snicker”
verb	resist doing something “He refrained from hitting him back”

Word Forms

forbearance

noun

a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorfahr

eine Person, von der Sie abstammen

🇫🇷French

ancêtre

une personne dont vous descendez

🇪🇸Spanish

abstenerse

una persona de la que desciendes

🇮🇹Italian

astenersi

una persona da cui discendi

🇳🇱Dutch

verdraag

een persoon van wie u afstamt

🇵🇹Portuguese

tolerar

uma pessoa de quem você descende

🇷🇺Russian

воздерживаться

человек, от которого ты произошел

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्वज

एक व्यक्ति जिसके वंशज आप हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

সহ্য করা

একজন ব্যক্তি যার থেকে আপনি বংশধর

🇮🇳Tamil

பொறுத்துக்கொள்

நீங்கள் யாரிடமிருந்து வந்தவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సహించు

మీరు ఎవరి నుండి వచ్చిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सहन करणे

एक व्यक्ती जिच्यापासून तुम्ही वंशज आहात

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહન કરવું

એક વ્યક્તિ કે જેના પરથી તમે વંશજ છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

ನೀವು ವಂಶಸ್ಥರಾಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊറുക്കുക

നിങ്ങൾ ഉത്ഭവിച്ച ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਦਾਸ਼ਤ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਤਰੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

برداشت کرنا

ایک شخص جس سے آپ کی نسل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隐忍

你的后裔

🇯🇵Japanese

我慢する

あなたの子孫である人

🇰🇷Korean

조상

당신의 후손인 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhẫn nhịn

một người mà bạn có nguồn gốc từ đó

🇹🇭Thai

อดทน

คนที่คุณสืบเชื้อสายมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

menahan diri

seseorang yang darinya kamu adalah keturunan

🇵🇭Filipino

magtiis

isang tao kung saan ka nagmula

🇲🇾Malay

sabar

seseorang yang daripadanya kamu berasal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احتمل

الشخص الذي تنحدر منه

🇮🇷Persian

تحمل کردن

شخصی که شما از نسل او هستید

🇹🇷Turkish

hoşgörülü olmak

soyundan geldiğiniz kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַבלִיג

אדם שאתה צאצא ממנו

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The primary meaning of 'forbear' is 'a person from whom you are descended'.

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