FOREBEAR


Meaning of FOREBEAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also for·bear -ˌber

Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from fore- + -bear (from been to be)

Date: 15th century

: ancestor , forefather ; also : precursor — usually used in plural

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.