Forbear

n.	1.	An ancestor; a forefather; - usually in the plural.
v. i.	1.	To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. [imp. Forbore (Forbare ( ), [Obs.]); p. p. Forborne ; p. pr. & vb. n. Forbearing.] Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? - 1 Kings xxii. 6.
	2.	To refuse; to decline; to give no heed. Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. - Ezek. ii. 7.
	3.	To control one's self when provoked. The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear. - Cowper. Both bear and forbear. - Old Proverb.
v. t.	1.	To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety. But let me that plunder forbear. - Shenstone. The King In open battle or the tilting field Forbore his own advantage. - Tennyson.
	2.	To treat with consideration or indulgence. Forbearing one another in love. - Eph. iv. 2.
	3.	To cease from bearing. Whenas my womb her burden would forbear. - Spenser.

Noun	1.	forbear - a person from whom you are descended Synonyms: forebear
Verb	1.	forbear - not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" Synonyms: refrain

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