All 5 Uses of
forbearance
in
Volpone
- CORB: 'tis true, therefore forbear; I'll take my venture: Give me it again.†
Act 1
- Forbear, foul ravisher,
Act 3 *forbear = refrain (hold back) from acting
- 2 AVOC: Forbear.†
Act 4
- If these strange deeds May pass, most honour'd fathers"—I had much ado To forbear laughing.†
Act 5
- MOS: "A perfum'd box"—'Pray you forbear, You see I'm troubled—"made of an onyx"— LADY P: How!†
Act 5
Definition:
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(forbearance) patience, tolerance, or self-control
or:
refraining (holding back) from acting -- especially temporarily not collecting debt payments on a loaneditor's notes: The word, forbearance, is commonly used in the field of law to indicate that a legal right, claim or privilege is not being enforced.