Found 2 items, similar to Forbore.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: forbore
forbore
See
forbear
forbear
n : a person from whom you are descended [syn:
forebear]
v : not do something;
“He refrained from hitting him back”;
“she
could not forbear weeping” [syn:
refrain] [ant:
act]
[also:
forborne,
forbore]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Forbore
Forbear
\For*bear"\ (f[o^]r*b[^a]r"), 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.
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Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall
I forbear? --1 Kings
xxii. 6.
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2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
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Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they
will hear, or whether they will forbear. --Ezek. ii.
7.
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3. To control one's self when provoked.
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The kindest and the happiest pair
Will find occasion to forbear. --Cowper.
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Both bear and forbear. --Old Proverb.
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Forbore
\For*bore"\,
imp. of
Forbear.
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