forbear 2
verbdomain: v state
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
resist doing something
Examples
- 1.He refrained from hitting him back
- 2.she could not forbear weeping
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EnglishDerivationally related form
forbearance 2
noun
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
Hyponym
leave 4
verb
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
let it go 1
verb
not act
abstain 1
verb
refrain from voting
spare 1
verb
refrain from harming
forbear 1
verb
refrain from doing
