forbear
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Learner's definition of FORBEAR
formal
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to choose not to do (something that you could do)
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to avoid doing or saying (something)
[+ object]
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He carefully forbore any mention of her name for fear of upsetting them.
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We decided to forbear provoking him any further.
[no object]
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We decided to forbear from provoking him any further.
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He forebore to mention her name.
— forbearing
adjective [more forbearing; most forbearing]-
He was very forbearing toward them. [=he treated them in a very patient way]
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