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- Dictionaryforbearing/fɔːˈbɛərɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. patient and restrained: "he proved to be remarkably forbearing whenever I was impatient or angry"
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adjective. formal uk / fɔːˈbeə.rɪŋ / us / fɔːrˈber.ɪŋ / Add to word list. patient and forgiving: The minister praised what he called her " kind and forbearing nature ". SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Patient and uncomplaining. dove. equable. equably. equanimity. even-tempered. have the patience of a saint idiom. long-sufferingly.
1. : to hold oneself back from especially with an effort. forbore mentioning the incident. tried to forbear making rash judgments. 2. obsolete : to do without. 3. obsolete : to leave alone : shun. forbear his presence William Shakespeare. intransitive verb. 1. : hold back, abstain. have forborne from taking part in any controversy Abraham Lincoln.
forbearing. (fɔːʳbeərɪŋ ) adjective. Someone who is forbearing behaves in a calm and sensible way at a time when they would have a right to be very upset or angry. [formal, approval] We all need to be forbearing, because that will help keep the economy going.
to prevent yourself from saying or doing something, especially in a way that shows control, good judgment, or kindness to others: forbear from His plan was such a success that even his original critics could scarcely forbear from congratulating him.
You are forbearing if you're very forgiving and patient. A strict teacher might punish a noisy class, but a forbearing teacher will give everyone a few minutes to quiet down.
adjective. formal us / fɔːrˈber.ɪŋ / uk / fɔːˈbeə.rɪŋ / Add to word list. patient and forgiving: The governor praised what he called her " kind and forbearing nature ." SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Patient and uncomplaining. dove. equable. equably. equanimity. even-tempered. have the patience of a saint idiom. long-sufferingly.
adjective. /fɔːˈbeərɪŋ/ /fɔːrˈberɪŋ/ (formal) being patient and showing sympathy towards other people, especially when they have done something wrong synonym patient. Thank you for being so forbearing. a gentle and forbearing nature. Definitions on the go.
Forbear definition: to refrain or abstain from; desist from.. See examples of FORBEAR used in a sentence.
verb. If you forbear to do something, you do not do it although you have the opportunity or the right to do it. [formal] I forbore to comment on this. [VERB to-infinitive] Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism. [VERB + from] Synonyms: refrain, avoid, omit, hold back More Synonyms of forbear.
1. To refrain from; resist: forbore criticizing them. 2. To restrain oneself so as not (to do something): "He saw that she was preoccupied, and forbore to question her" (Thomas Hardy). [Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan, to endure; see bher- in Indo-European roots .] for·bear′er n. for·bear 2. (fôr′bâr′) n. Variant of forebear.
