fore ‧ bear /ˈfɔːbeə $ ˈfɔːrber/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural] formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: fore- + bear 'someone who is' , from be ]
someone who was a member of your family a long time in the past SYN ancestor
fore ‧ bear /ˈfɔːbeə $ ˈfɔːrber/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural] formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: fore- + bear 'someone who is' , from be ]
someone who was a member of your family a long time in the past SYN ancestor
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012