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Definition
refraining (holding back) from acting
or:
patience, tolerance, or self-control
or:
patience, tolerance, or self-control
- "Well, well," said he, "we must bear and forbear."Chapter 3 (93% in)
forbear = refrain (hold back) from acting
(editor's note: In this context, bear is a synonym for endure, or tolerate, or suffer through.)
(editor's note: In this context, bear is a synonym for endure, or tolerate, or suffer through.)
- We must just bear and forbear, man Alan.Chapter 24 (94% in)
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