All 7 Uses

forbearance
in
Faust — Part 1 — translated by Theil
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Am I with thee my room to share,
Poodle, thy barking now forbear,
Forbear thy howling!†
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forbear = refrain (hold back) from acting
Am I with thee my room to share,
Poodle, thy barking now forbear,
Forbear thy howling!†
Forbear to trifle longer with thy grief,
Which, vulture-like, consumes thee in this den.†
FAUST
Forbear!†
go get thee hence;
Forbear the lovely girl to name!†
FAUST
Forbear, my child!†
Forbear!†

Definitions:

(1) (forbearance)
patient tolerance or self-control; or holding back from taking action or enforcing a right

Today, 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.
(2) (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