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Definition
refraining (holding back) from acting
or:
patience, tolerance, or self-control
or:
patience, tolerance, or self-control
- Sister, forbear, or I shall hate thee soon, And the dead man will hate thee too, with cause.
forbear = refrain (hold back) from acting
- O forbear To vex the dead.
There are no more uses of "forbearance" in Antigone.
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