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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Forbear \For*bear"\, v. i. [imp. {Forbore}({Forbare}, [Obs.]); p. p. {Forborne}; p. pr & vb n. {Forbearing}.] [OE. forberen AS forberan; pref. for- + beran to bear. See {Bear} to support.] 1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? --1 Kinds xxii. 6. 2. To refuse; to decline to give no heed. Thou shalt speak my words unto them whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. --Ezek. ii 7. 3. To control one's self when provoked. The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear. --Cowper. Both bear and forbear. --Old Proverb. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Forbearing \For*bear"ing\, a. Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. -- {For*bear"ing*ly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: forbearing adj : showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering" [syn: {longanimous}]
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