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forbear

The correct spelling is forbear.

How to pronounce forbear

/fɔːˈbɛə/
verb

IPA: /fɔːˈbɛə/

Say it like: For-bee-r

The correct spelling is forbear. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
  2. 2.To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
  3. 3.To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
  4. 4.To control oneself when provoked.

noun

  1. 1.An ancestor.

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