English-Thai Dictionary

forbear

N บรรพบุรุษ  บรรพชน  forebear descendant ban-pa-bu-rud

 

forbear

VI อดกลั้น  อดทน  ข่มใจ  หักห้าม  บังคับใจ  tolerate abstain restrain continue proceed aod-kan

 

forbear from

PHRV งดเว้น จาก  ละเว้น จาก  หลีกเลี่ยง (โดย ควบคุมตัว เอง  ป้องกัน ตน จาก  refrain from withhold from ngod-wen-jak

 

forbearance

N ความอดกลั้น  ขันติ  ความอดทน  การ บังคับ จิตใจ  การ ข่มใจ  patience tolerance impatience kwam-aod-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORBEAR

v.i. pret. forbore pp. forborne. 1. To stop; to cease; to hold from proceeding; as, forbear to repeat these reproachful words.
2. To pause; to delay; as, forbear a while.
3. To abstain; to omit; to hold one's self from motion or entering on an affair.
Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? 1 Kings 22:6.
4. To refuse; to decline.
Whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. Ezekiel 2:5, 7.
5. To be patient; to restrain from action or violence. Proverbs 25:15.

 

FORBEAR

v.t. 1. To avoid voluntarily; to decline.
Forbear his presence.
2. To abstain from; to omit; to avoid doing. Learn from the scriptures what you ought to do and what to forbear.
Have we not power to forbear working? 1 Corinthians 9:6.
3. To spare; to treat with indulgence and patience.
Forbearing one another in love. Ephesians 4:2.
4. To withhold.
Forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not. 2 Chronicles 35:21.

 

FORBEARANCE

n. 1. The act of avoiding, shunning or omitting; either the cessation or intermission of an act commenced, or a withholding from beginning an act. Liberty is the power of doing or forbearing an action, according as the doing or forbearance has a preference in the mind. The forbearance of sin is followed with satisfaction of mind.
2. Command of temper; restraint of passions.
3. The exercise of patience; long suffering; indulgence towards those who injure us; lenity; delay of resentment or punishment.
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long suffering? Romans 2:4.

 

FORBEARER

n.One that intermits or intercepts.

 

FORBEARING

ppr. 1. Ceasing; pausing; withholding from action; exercising patience and indulgence.
2. a. Patient; long suffering.

 

FORBEARING

n.A ceasing or restraining from action; patience; long suffering.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORBEAR

For *bear ", n. Etym: [See Fore, and Bear to produce. ]

 

Defn: An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. [Scot. ] "Your forbears of old. " Sir W. Scott.

 

FORBEAR

For *bear ", v. i. [imp. Forbore (Forbare (, [Obs. ]); p. p. Forborne; p. pr. & vb. n. Forbearing. ] Etym: [OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for- + beran to bear. See Bear to support. ]

 

1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear 1 Kinds xxii. 6.

 

2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed. Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. Ezek. ii. 7.

 

3. To control one's self when provoked. The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear. Cowper. Both bear and forbear. Old Proverb.

 

FORBEAR

FORBEAR For *bear ", v. t.

 

1. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety. But let me that plunder forbear. Shenstone. The King In open battle or the tilting field Forbore his own advantage. Tennyson.

 

2. To treat with consideration or indulgence. Forbearing one another in love. Eph. iv. 2.

 

3. To cease from bearing. [Obs. ] Whenas my womb her burden would forbear. Spenser.

 

FORBEARANCE

FORBEARANCE For *bear "ance, n.

 

Defn: The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience. He soon shall findForbearance no acquittance ere day end. Milton.

 

2. The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering. Have a continent forbearance, till the speed of his rage goeShak.

 

Syn. -- Abstinence; refraining; lenity; mildness.

 

FORBEARANT

FORBEARANT For *bear "ant, a.

 

Defn: Forbearing. [R.] Carlyle.

 

FORBEARER

FORBEARER For *bear "er, n.

 

Defn: One who forbears. Tusser.

 

FORBEARING

FORBEARING For *bear "ing, a.

 

Defn: Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. -- For *bear "ing *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

forbear

for bear 1 |fərˈber, fôr -fɔrˈbɛ (ə )r ˈfɔːrber | ▶verb ( past forbore ; past participle forborne ) [ no obj. ] literary or formal politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain: the boy forbore from touching anything | [ with infinitive ] : he modestly forbears to include his own work. • [ with obj. ] refrain from doing or using (something ): Rebecca could not forbear a smile. ORIGIN Old English forberan (see for-, bear 1 ). The original senses were ‘endure, bear with, ’ hence ‘endure the absence of something, do without, ’ also ‘bear up against, control oneself, ’ hence ‘refrain from ’ (Middle English ).

 

forbear

for bear 2 ▶noun variant spelling of forebear.

 

forbearance

for bear ance |fôrˈberəns, fər -fɔrˈbɛrəns | ▶noun formal patient self-control; restraint and tolerance: forbearance from taking action. • Law the action of refraining from exercising a legal right, esp. enforcing the payment of a debt.

 

forbearing

for bear ing |fôrˈberiNG, fər -fɔrˈbɛrɪŋ | ▶adjective (of a person ) patient and restrained.

 

Oxford Dictionary

forbear

forbear 1 |fɔːˈbɛː | ▶verb ( past forbore |-ˈbɔː |; past participle forborne |-ˈbɔːn | ) [ no obj. ] politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain: [ with infinitive ] : he modestly forbears to include his own work. ORIGIN Old English forberan (see for-, bear 1 ). The original senses were ‘endure, bear with ’, hence ‘endure the absence of, do without ’, also ‘control oneself ’, hence ‘refrain from ’ (Middle English ).

 

forbear

forbear 2 |ˈfɔːbɛː | ▶noun variant spelling of forebear.

 

forbearance

for |bear |ance |fɔːˈbɛːr (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] patient self-control; restraint and tolerance: his unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation. • Law the action of refraining from exercising a legal right, especially enforcing the payment of a debt.

 

forbearing

for |bear |ing |fɔːˈbɛərɪŋ | ▶adjective patient and restrained: he proved to be remarkably forbearing whenever I was impatient or angry.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

forbear

forbear verb can you forbear from drinking? refrain from, abstain from, desist from, keep from, restrain oneself from, stop oneself from, hold back from, withhold from; resist the temptation to (be ); eschew, avoid, decline to (be ). ANTONYMS persist.

 

forbearance

forbearance noun we are proud of the forbearance you have demonstrated during these difficult weeks: tolerance, patience, resignation, endurance, fortitude, stoicism; leniency, clemency, indulgence; restraint, self-restraint, self-control. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See abstinence . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

forbearing

forbearing adjective she taught me to be forbearing at the moments when I least wanted to be: patient, tolerant, easygoing, lenient, clement, forgiving, understanding, accommodating, indulgent; long-suffering, resigned, stoic; restrained, self-controlled. ANTONYMS impatient, intolerant.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

forbear

forbear verb the boy forebore from touching anything: refrain, abstain, desist, keep, restrain oneself, stop oneself, hold back, withhold; resist the temptation to, steer clear of, give a wide berth to, fight shy of; eschew, avoid, shun, decline to; cease, give up, break off; informal lay off, leave off, swear off; Brit. informal give over, jack in; nautical slang belay. ANTONYMS persist in.

 

forbearance

forbearance noun her unfailing courtesy and forbearance under provocation: tolerance, toleration, patience, resignation, endurance, fortitude, stoicism, long-sufferingness, leniency, lenity, clemency, indulgence; restraint, self-restraint, self-control, moderation, temperance, mildness.

 

forbearing

forbearing adjective he was tactful and forbearing when I got angry: patient, tolerant, easy-going, forgiving, merciful, understanding, accommodating, indulgent, kind; uncomplaining, long-suffering, resigned, stoical, stoic; restrained, self-restrained, self-controlled, moderate, mild, easy, calm; informal unflappable, cool; rare longanimous. ANTONYMS impatient, intolerant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

forbear

for bear 1 /fɔː r béə r /〖for (禁止 )bear 1 (産む )〗動詞 →bear 1 ｟かたく ｠自動詞 «…することを » 差し控える, 自制する «from do ing » (→refrain 1 ); «…を » 我慢する «with » ▸ I forbore from mentioning it .私はそれを口に出すことを差し控えた ▸ forbear with his failings 彼の欠点を我慢する 他動詞 …を我慢する, 忍ぶ, こらえる, 慎む ; 〖～ doing /to do 〗…しないでおく, …することを控える ▸ I forbore to hit back .私はなぐり返すのをこらえた .

 

forbear

f ó r b è ar 2 名詞 ＝forebear .

 

forbearance

for bear ance /fɔː r bé ə r (ə )ns /名詞 U 1 ｟かたく ｠我慢すること, 慎むこと, 忍耐 (patience ), 自制 ; 寛容 .2 〘法 〙(権利行使の )差し控え, (借金の )返済期限の延期 .

 

forbearing

for b é ar ing 形容詞 ｟かたく ｠我慢 [辛抱 ]強い ; 寛大な .