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. [1913 Webster] Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? --1 Kings xxii. 6. [1913 Webster] 2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. --Ezek. ii. 7. [1913 Webster] 3. To control one's self when provoked. [1913 Webster] The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] Both bear and forbear. --Old Proverb. [1913 Webster] Forbore \For*bore"\, imp. of Forbear. [1913 Webster]