forebear

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An ancestor

Beginning with the bald declaration “I think I was cold in the womb,” the speaker in “The Forbears” then decides that his brother (who died soon after birth) must also have been cold in the womb, like his grandfather John and the forbears who antedated John.

Obsolete spelling of forbear
{i} ancestor, forefather
Your forebears are your ancestors. I'll come back to the land of my forebears. = forefather. someone who was a member of your family a long time in the past = ancestor (fore- + bear , from be)
a person from whom you are descended
forbear
To refuse; to decline; to give no heed
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Alternative spelling of forebear

Beginning with the bald declaration “I think I was cold in the womb,” the speaker in “The Forbears” then decides that his brother (who died soon after birth) must also have been cold in the womb, like his grandfather John and the forbears who antedated John:.

forbear
To control oneself when provoked
forbear
{v} to cease, stop, abstain, decline, spare
forbear
{f} refrain from, desist from, hold back
forbear
To control one's self when provoked
forbear
not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
forbear
Forebear, ancestor
forbear
To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety
forbear
{i} ancestor, forefather
forbear
To treat with consideration or indulgence
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If you forbear to do something, you do not do it although you have the opportunity or the right to do it. I forbore to comment on this Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism. to not do something you could or would like to do because you think it is wiser not to forbear from. a forebear
forbear
a person from whom you are descended
forbear
To control ones self when provoked
forbear
An ancestor; a forefather; usually in the plural
forbear
To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up
forbear
To cease from bearing
forbear
To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay
forbears
third-person singular of forbear
forbears
plural of forbear
forebears
plural of forebear
forebear

    Расстановка переносов

    fore·bear

    Турецкое произношение

    fôrber

    Синонимы

    forefather, forerunner, progenitor

    Произношение

    /ˈfôrˌber/ /ˈfɔːrˌbɛr/

    Этимология

    [ -"bar, -"ber ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English , from fore- + -bear.
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