All 3 Uses
forbearance
in
The Power and the Glory, by Cooke
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- He sat for some time silent, with introverted gaze, Johnnie with difficulty restraining her impatience, forbearing to break in upon his meditation.†
Chpt 23 *forbearing = refraining (holding back) from acting
- Johnnie nodded in answer to these inquiries, forbearing to go into any details.†
Chpt 23
- Johnnie wisely forbore reply or interference of any sort.†
Chpt 23forbore = refrained (held back) from acting
Definitions:
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(1)
(forbearance) patient tolerance or self-control; or holding back from taking action or enforcing a rightToday, the word, forbearance, is most commonly seen in the field of law to indicate that a legal right, claim or privilege is not being enforced.
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) The form, forbears is typically a verb, but can be an alternate spelling of the noun forebears; i.e., ancestors. Note that these words put the emphasis on different syllables: for-BEARS v. FORE-bears