FOREBEAR

Meaning of FOREBEAR in English

/fawr"bair', fohr"-/ , n.

Usually, forebears . ancestors; forefathers.

Also, forbear .

[ 1425-75; ME (Scots), equiv. to fore- FORE- + -bear being, var. of beer; see BE, -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FOREBEAR — also forbear noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from fore- + -bear (from been to be) Date: 15th century ancestor , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOREBEAR — noun or for·bear ˈfōrˌbe(ə)r, ˈfȯr-, -ˌba(a)(ə)r; ˈfōəˌbeə, ˈfȯ(ə)ˌ-, -ˌba(a)ə Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect) forebear, from fore- + -bear one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOREBEAR — (n.) An ancestor. See Forbear.
Английский словарь Webster
FOREBEAR — n. ancestor, forefather
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOREBEAR — also for·bear -ˌber Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from fore- + -bear (from been to be) Date: 15th century : ancestor …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOREBEAR — noun an ancestor. ·see forbear.
Webster English vocab
FOREBEAR — (also forbear ) ■ noun an ancestor. Origin C15: from fore + bear , var. of obs. beer 'someone who …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOREBEAR — [fore.bear] n [ME (Sc), fr. fore- + -bear (fr. been to be)] (15c): ancestor, forefather; also: precursor--usu. used in pl.
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOREBEAR — forebear noun 'ancestor' BrE AmE ˈfɔː beə AmE \ ˈfɔːr ber ˈfoʊr-, -bær ▷ forebear|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOREBEAR — (also for·bear ) / ˈfɔːbeə(r); NAmE ˈfɔːrber/ noun [ usually pl. ] ( formal or literary ) a person in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREBEAR — fore ‧ bear /ˈfɔːbeə $ ˈfɔːrber/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural] formal [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: fore- + …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOREBEAR — n. (also forbear) (usu. in pl.) an ancestor. [FORE + obs. bear, beer (as BE, -ER(1))]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOREBEAR — n. (also forbear) (usu. in pl.) an ancestor. [ FORE + obs. bear, beer (as BE, -ER(1)) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOREBEAR — n. (also forbear) (usu. in pl.) an ancestor. Etymology: FORE + obs. bear, beer (as BE, -ER(1))
Oxford English vocab
FOREBEAR — ( forebears) Your forebears are your ancestors. ( LITERARY ) I’ll come back to the land of my forebears. = …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREBEAR — (~s) Your ~s are your ancestors. (LITERARY) I’ll come back to the land of my ~s. = forefather N-COUNT: usu …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOREBEAR — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ If only he had lavished that kind of discrimination on their forebear . ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOREBEAR — forbear [noun] [C usually plural] [formal or literary] - a relative who lived in the past; an ancestorMany of us …
Cambridge English vocab
FOREBEAR — n. Function: noun Synonyms: ANCESTOR 1, antecedent(s), ascendant, forefather, primogenitor, progenitor
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FOREBEAR — noun Synonyms: ancestor 1, antecedent(s), ascendant, forefather, primogenitor, progenitor
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOREBEAR — n. 25B6; noun ANCESTOR, forefather, antecedent, progenitor, primogenitor. descendant.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOREBEAR — сущ. прародитель, предок; предшественник Syn : ancestor, forefather, progenitor, = forbear I Ant : descendant, offspring, progeny (обыкн. pl) предок …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOREBEAR — Предок
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FOREBEAR — forebear.ogg ʹfɔ:beə n ( обыкн. pl ) 1. предок 2. предшественник
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOREBEAR — воздерживаться
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOREBEAR — (n) предок; предшественник
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FOREBEAR — n ( обыкн. pl ) 1. предок 2. предшественник
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FOREBEAR — n ( обыкн. pl ) 1. предок 2. предшественник
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOREBEAR — n. предок
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FOREBEAR — сущ. прародитель, предок; предшественник Syn : ancestor, forefather, progenitor, = forbear I Ant : descendant, offspring, progeny (обыкн. pl) предок …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOREBEAR — n. Variant: also for · bear Pronunciation: - ˌ ber Function: noun Etymology: Middle English (Sc), from fore- + -bear …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOREBEAR — n. предок
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FOREBEAR — сущ. прародитель, предок; предшественник Syn: ancestor , forefather , progenitor , forbear I Ant: descendant , offspring , progeny
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOREBEAR — сущ. прародитель, предок; предшественник Syn: ancestor, forefather, progenitor, forbear I Ant: descendant, offspring, progeny
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOREBEAR — = forbear I
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FOREBEAR — = forbear I
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FOREBEAR — = forbear I
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FOREBEAR — [см.] forbear II
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
FOREBEAR — см. forbear II
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
FOREBEAR — воздерживаться
English-Russian Online Dictionary
FOREBEAR — воздерживаться
English-Russian vocab
FOREBEAR — воздерживаться
Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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