v.intr. & tr. (past forbore; past part. forborne) (often foll. by from, or to + infin.) literary abstain or desist (from) (could not forbear (from) speaking out; forbore to mention it). [OE forberan (as FOR-, BEAR(1))]
FORBEAR
Meaning of FORBEAR in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012