| Forbear 1. (n.) An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. 2. (v. i.) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. 3. (v. i.) To refuse; to decline; to give no heed. 4. (v. i.) To control one's self when provoked. 5. (v. t.) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety. 6. (v. t.) To treat with consideration or indulgence. 7. (v. t.) To cease from bearing. Thesaurus Entries abstain, abstain from, avoid, be patient, bear, bear with composure, bridle, carry on, carry through, cease, curb, desist, dispense with, do without, endure, escape, eschew, evade, forgive, forgo, give quarter, have mercy upon, have pity, hold, hold aloof from, hold back, hold off, inhibit, keep, keep back, keep from, keep in hand, let alone, let go by, let up on, melt, never touch, not touch, not use, pardon, pass up, refrain, refrain from, relax, relent, reprieve, reserve, restrain, sacrifice, save, shun, spare, stand aloof from, suffer, take pity on, thaw, tolerate, wait, wait it out, waive, withhold |