I. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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First he had forborne them, and then he had punished, but still there was no amend.
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He forbore to join our earthen feast.
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He did not enquire after their progress and Nutty forbore to mention it.
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Nutty forbore to compete in the charm stakes.
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So a government scientist, whom out of modesty I forbear to name, had to expose the fraud.
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The boy gazed back sweetly, forbearing from touching anything, and daring anyone to challenge his intentions.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Families cherished their forbears, whether these had lived in humble cottages or in manor houses.
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Far better to concentrate on how our forbears, Shakespeare and Fletcher amused them - in defiance of classical regulations.
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He may have been reluctant to give up a conquest of his illustrious forbear , Julius Caesar.
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Like her parents and so many of her forbears, Eva never does anything by halves.
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Many races have traditions of exceptionally long life amongst their early forbears.
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Now seeking means to combat the Chemicals Age, we look to our forbears for help.
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True to their forbear , the Renoirs make colour and the moods it can convey almost the leading character in the film.