forebear

Meaning of forebear

verb
  1. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
  2. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
  3. To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
  4. To control oneself when provoked.

noun

An ancestor.

Information about forebear

  • The plural form of forebear is: forebears.
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Hyphenation of forebear

fore-bear

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • forebear is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

forebear synonyms

Meaning forbear:

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Words that rhyme with forebear

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