forbear

About 0.48 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
2. verb To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
3. verb To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
4. verb To control oneself when provoked.
5. noun Alternative spelling of forebear.

Similar words

refrain forebear avoid forgo withhold abstain desist resist restrain retracting

Often followed by

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Word family

forbearer forbearers forbearing forbears forbore forborne forebear