verb🔗ShareTo keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from."Seeing his brother was already angry, Mark decided to forbear from making a joke. "actionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay."To avoid a fight, she forbore criticizing her brother's cooking. "actionattitudecharactermoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed."Even though I was angry, I tried to forbear from shouting at my little brother. "attitudeactiontendencycharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo control oneself when provoked."Despite feeling angry, she forbore from shouting at her younger brother. "attitudecharactermoralmindemotionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn ancestor."My great-grandmother cherished a photograph of her forbear who immigrated to America. "familyhistorypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading