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Meaning Of Forbear

n.

An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.
v. i.

To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
v. i.

To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
v. i.

To control one's self when provoked.
v. t.

To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety.
v. t.

To treat with consideration or indulgence.
v. t.

To cease from bearing.

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