forbear

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• UK: /ˈfɔː.bɛə/
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• UK: /fɔːˈbɛə/
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• US: /fɔɹˈbɛɚ/
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• rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Germanic *fra- Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Germanic *beraną Proto-Germanic *fraberaną Old English forberan Middle English forberen English forbear From Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan (“to forbear, abstain from, refrain; suffer, endure, tolerate, humor; restrain; do without”), from Proto-Germanic *fraberaną (“to hold back, endure”); equivalent to for- + bear. Cognate with Old Frisian forbera (“to forfeit”), Middle High German verbërn (“to have not; abstain; refrain from; avoid”) (Cimbrian forbèeran), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (frabairan, “to endure”).

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Basque: ez egin — to keep away from
• Bulgarian: отбягвам (otbjagvam) — to keep away from
• Bulgarian: страня от (stranja ot) — to keep away from
• Czech: zdržet se — to keep away from
• Czech: vyhnout se — to keep away from
• Dutch: zich onthouden — to keep away from
• Finnish: estää — to keep away from
• Finnish: välttää — to keep away from
• French: éviter — to keep away from
• French: s'abstenir — to keep away from
• Hungarian: tartózkodik — to keep away from
• Italian: astenersi da — to keep away from
• Italian: evitare — to keep away from
• Italian: fare a meno di — to keep away from
• Italian: tenersi alla larga da — to keep away from
• Russian: избега́ть (izbegátʹ) — to keep away from
• Spanish: abstenerse — to keep away from
• Bulgarian: въздържам се (vǎzdǎržam se) — to refrain from proceeding
• Czech: vzdát — to refrain from proceeding
• Finnish: estyä — to refrain from proceeding
• French: ajourner — to refrain from proceeding
• French: refréner — to refrain from proceeding
• French: réfréner — to refrain from proceeding
• Italian: aggiornare — to refrain from proceeding
• Italian: trattenere — to refrain from proceeding
• Italian: frenare — to refrain from proceeding
• Russian: возде́рживаться (vozdérživatʹsja) — to refrain from proceeding
• Finnish: kieltäytyä — to give no heed
• French: refuser — to give no heed
• French: décliner — to give no heed
• Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (freidjan) — to give no heed
• Italian: rifiutare — to give no heed
• Italian: declinare — to give no heed
• Italian: negare — to give no heed
• Italian: ignorare — to give no heed
• Bulgarian: контролирам се (kontroliram se) — to control oneself when provoked
• Dutch: zich inhouden — to control oneself when provoked
• Finnish: hillitä itsensä — to control oneself when provoked
• Finnish: pidättyä (tekemästä jotakin) — to control oneself when provoked
• French: se retenir — to control oneself when provoked
• French: garder son sang froid — to control oneself when provoked
• Italian: trattenersi da — to control oneself when provoked
• Italian: mantenere la calma — to control oneself when provoked
• Russian: быть терпели́вым (bytʹ terpelívym) — to control oneself when provoked
• Russian: проявля́ть терпе́ние (projavljátʹ terpénije) — to control oneself when provoked
• Russian: контроли́ровать себя́ (kontrolírovatʹ sebjá) — to control oneself when provoked
• Spanish: retenerse — to control oneself when provoked