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forbear
noun
verb
a person from whom you are descended
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ˈfɔː.bɛə
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noun
a person from whom you are descended
verb
resist doing something
“He refrained from hitting him back”
verb
refrain from doing
“she forbore a snicker”
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He refrained from hitting him back
she could not forbear weeping
she forbore a snicker
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