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forbear

/ forbear /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a person from whom you are descended
Type of:
ancestor ascendant ascendent
Kinds of:
grandparent great grandparent
verb Sense 2
not do something
"He refrained from hitting him back"
"she could not forbear weeping"
Opposites:
act move
Kinds of:
leave leave alone leave behind let it go abstain
Derived:
forbearance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
28%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
2
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ancestor ascendant ascendent grandparent great grandparent leave leave alone leave behind let it go abstain act move