- forbear, forebear
- The first is a verb meaning to cease or refrain from. The second is a noun and means ancestor.
Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
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forbear / forebear — Forbear means to refrain from : The children simply could not forbear laughing in the library. A forebear is an ancestor or forefather: Our forebears who founded this country centuries ago … Confused words
forbear / forebear — Forbear means to refrain from : The children simply could not forbear laughing in the library. A forebear is an ancestor or forefather: Our forebears who founded this country centuries ago … Confused words
forbear, forebear — These words are tricky because forbear is a variant but correct spelling of forebear. A forebear is an ancestor, a forefather: Chinese are said to have great respect for their forebears. This man s forebears emigrated from Scotland. Forbear means … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
forbear, forebear — The first is a verb meaning to cease or refrain from. The second is a noun and means ancestor … Dictionary of troublesome word
forbear — forbear, forebear 1. Forbear is a verb (pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) meaning ‘to abstain from, go without’ and is usually followed by to + infinitive or from + verb in ing: • He did not enquire after their progress and Nutty … Modern English usage
forebear — forbear, forebear 1. Forbear is a verb (pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) meaning ‘to abstain from, go without’ and is usually followed by to + infinitive or from + verb in ing: • He did not enquire after their progress and Nutty … Modern English usage
forebear — See forbear. See forbear, forebear … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
forbear — See forbear, forebear … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
forebear — see FORBEAR (Cf. forbear). Related: Forebearance; forebears … Etymology dictionary
Forebear — Fore*bear , n. An ancestor. See {Forbear}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
