forbears
Meaning of forbears
- politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.
he modestly forbears to include his own work
Old English forberan (see for-, bear1). The original senses were ‘endure, bear with’, hence ‘endure the absence of, do without’, also ‘control oneself’, hence ‘refrain from’ (Middle English).
plural noun
variant spelling of forebear.
plural noun- an ancestor.
generations of his forebears had lived in London
late 15th century: from fore + bear, variant of obsolete beer ‘someone who exists’ (from be + -er1).
Information about forbears
- The singular form of forbears is: forbear.
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Hyphenation of forbears
for-bears
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- forbears is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
forbears synonyms
Meaning stop oneself from doing something:
Meaning refrain from drinking alcohol:
Meaning stop doing something; cease or abstain:
Meaning have or retain possession of:
Meaning refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another):
Meaning deliberately avoid using; abstain from:
Meaning keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something):
Meaning persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution:
Meaning come or bring to an end:
Meaning fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it:
Meaning a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended:
Meaning a member of the past generations of one's family or people; an ancestor:
Meaning a person who held a job or office before the current holder:
Meaning a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent:
Meaning ancestors:
Meaning the father of one's father or mother:
Meaning a source or origin of a smaller or less important part:
Meaning a parent of one's father or mother; a grandmother or grandfather:
Meaning a person's ancestors or family and social background:
Meaning a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else:
Meaning a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner:
Meaning an ancestor, especially the earliest ancestor of a people; a progenitor:
forbears antonyms
Meaning a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor:
Words that rhyme with forbears
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