All 3 Uses of
forbearance
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- We had known him to forbear with a silent grimace when Methuselah said, "Piss off," but of course that was the doing of Brother Fowles.†
Chpt 1forbear = refrain (hold back) from acting
- I'm sure the Congolese heard it every day for a hundred years while they had to forbear the Belgians.
Chpt 5 *forbear = tolerate; or refrain from acting
- What do people here know but forbearance?†
Chpt 5forbearance = refraining (holding back) from acting OR patience, tolerance, or self-control
Definition:
patience, tolerance, or self-control
or:
refraining (holding back) from acting -- especially temporarily not collecting debt payments on a loan
or:
refraining (holding back) from acting -- especially temporarily not collecting debt payments on a loan
The word, forbearance, is commonly used in the field of law to indicate that a legal right, claim or privilege is not being enforced.