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to forbear
01
to hold back from an action or behavior
Transitive: to forbear sth
Examples
Even in the midst of the serious meeting, John could n't forbear a grin at his colleague's witty comment.
02
to hold back or refrain from an impulse or action
Transitive: to forbear to do sth | to forbear from sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
forbear
3rd person singular
forbears
Present participle
forbearing
Past simple
forbore
Past participle
forborne
Examples
Despite the provocation, she decided to forbear from responding to the criticism and maintained her composure.
Lexical Tree
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