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Showing words for FORBEAR using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Forbear

forbare, forbear, forebar

6 Letter Words for Forbear

forbar

5 Letter Words for Forbear

aberr, abore, afore, arber, arbor, barer, barre, borer, farer, forra, frare, frore, rebar, rerob, rober

4 Letter Words for Forbear

abor, aero, afer, afro, bare, barf, barr, bear, boar, boer, bora, bore, brae, brer, ebro, fare, faro, fear, ferr, forb, fore, frab, frae, froe, orae, orfe, orra, raob, rare, rear, refr, roar, robe, roer

3 Letter Words for Forbear

abo, abr, aer, afb, aob, aor, arb, are, arf, arr, bae, bar, bef, ber, boa, boe, bor, bra, bro, brr, ear, eof, era, erf, err, fab, fao, far, feb, fer, fob, foe, for, fra, fro, oaf, oar, oba, obe, oer, ora, orb, ore, orf, rab, raf, rea, reb, ref, rfb, rob, roe

Definitions for Forbear

[1] to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
[2] to keep back; withhold.
[3] Obsolete . to endure.
[4] to refrain; hold back.
[5] to be patient or self-controlled when subject to annoyance or provocation.
[6] forebear.
[7] (when intr, often foll by from or an infinitive ) to cease or refrain (from doing something)
[8] archaic to tolerate or endure (misbehaviour, mistakes, etc)
[9] a variant spelling of forebear

Words related to Forbear

decline, inhibit, abstain, stop, avoid, omit, escape, forgo, refrain, withhold, desist, pause, cease, evade, eschew, shun, restrain, curb, keep, bridle

Words nearby Forbear

forasmuch as, forasmuchas, foray, forb, forbade, forbear, forbearance, forbes, forbes disease, forbes-robertson, forbid

Origin of Forbear

1before 900; Middle English forberen, Old English forberan. See for-, bear1

Other words from Forbear

for·bear·er , noun
for·bear·ing·ly , adverb
non·for·bear·ing , adjective
non·for·bear·ing·ly , adverb
un·for·bear·ing , adjective

Word origin for Forbear

Old English forberan ; related to Gothic frabairan to endure

Synonyms for Forbear

abstain, avoid, bridle, cease, curb, decline, desist, escape, eschew, evade, forgo, inhibit, keep, omit, pause, refrain, restrain, sacrifice, shun, stop, withhold, go easy, hold back, keep from