Forbear - English meaning

verb

Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.

Usage examples:

She intends to abstain from sex before marriage

verb

To not do something, especially something enjoyable that you think might be bad

Usage examples:

Abstain from he took a vow to abstain from alcohol/smoking/sex.

verb

To decide not to use your vote

Usage examples:

63 members voted in favour, 39 opposed, and 15 abstained.

noun

A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

Usage examples:

He could trace his ancestors back to james the first

noun

A thing that existed before or logically precedes another.

Usage examples:

Some antecedents to the african novel might exist in africa's oral traditions

adjective

Preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing.

Usage examples:

Antecedent events

verb

Keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).

Usage examples:

Avoid excessive exposure to the sun

verb

Come or bring to an end.

Usage examples:

The hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed

verb

To stop an action or condition

Usage examples:

[ t ] clapp had to cease publication because of lack of money., [ + to infinitive ] it was hard to …

verb

Stop doing something; cease or abstain.

Usage examples:

Each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage

verb

To stop doing something

Usage examples:

She was ordered to desist from playing music after 11 p.m.

verb

Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

Usage examples:

He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence

verb

To avoid something intentionally, or to give up something

Usage examples:

The leaders of the organization eschewed the term "union," preferring "guild."

noun

A man in relation to his child or children.

Usage examples:

Margaret's father died at an early age

verb

(of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child).

Usage examples:

He fathered three children

noun

A male parent

Usage examples:

My father retired seven years ago., freud was the father of psychoanalysis., father randall, are yo…

noun

A member of the past generations of one's family or people; an ancestor.

Usage examples:

The duchy which her forefathers had ruled since the tenth century

noun

Someone's relative who lived a long time ago

Usage examples:

Our forefathers fought for equal justice under the law., the house was built by his forefather will…

noun

A person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else.

Usage examples:

The ice safe was a forerunner of today's refrigerator

noun

An early, often less advanced model of something

Usage examples:

His machine was a forerunner of the modern computer.

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

noun

Capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.

Usage examples:

Plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots

Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract

noun

The father of one's father or mother.

Usage examples:

His grandmother was a singer, both his grandfather and father were principal dancers and his mother…

verb

Exempt (someone or something) from a new law or regulation.

Usage examples:

Smokers who worked here before the ban have been grandfathered

noun

The father of a person’s mother or father

idiom

Refrain from doing

phrasal verb

Hesitate to act or speak.

Usage examples:

He held back, remembering the mistake he had made before

phrasal verb

Prevent or restrict the progress or development of someone or something.

Usage examples:

My lack of experience held me back a bit

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

Usage examples:

The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

noun

A person's father or mother.

Usage examples:

The parents of the bride

verb

Be or act as a parent to (a child).

Usage examples:

All children are special to those who parent them

noun

A person who gives birth to or raises a child

Usage examples:

His parents live in new york., parental guidance, just barely newlyweds, they now have to confront …

noun

A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner.

Usage examples:

A three-stringed precursor of the violin

noun

Something that comes before another and may lead to it or influence its development

Usage examples:

Opponents fear this would be a precursor to development of the entire canyon.

noun

A person who held a job or office before the current holder.

Usage examples:

His approach is very similar to that of his predecessor

noun

An ancestor, especially the earliest ancestor of a people; a progenitor.

Usage examples:

The primogenitor of countless domesticated breeds is the red junglefowl of southern asia.

noun

A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent.

Usage examples:

His children were the progenitors of many of scotland's noble families

noun

The parent or direct ancestor of a person, animal, or plant

Usage examples:

A child has a male progenitor and a female progenitor., a series of several persons descended from …

noun

A person who first thinks of something and causes it to exist

Usage examples:

Marx was the progenitor of communism., the sagrada familia was conceived originally by its progenit…

verb

Stop oneself from doing something.

Usage examples:

She refrained from comment

noun

A repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.

Usage examples:

These all seem to derive from the folio text, but some may supplement it by accurately recording wh…

verb

To not let yourself do something

Usage examples:

Please refrain from talking during the lecture., every year we hear the same refrain, that women ar…

verb

Persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.

Usage examples:

He shunned fashionable society

verb

Avoid and stay away from deliberately

verb

To avoid or refuse to accept someone or something

Usage examples:

She shunned publicity after she retired from the stage.

phrase

Take care to avoid or keep away from.

Usage examples:

Steer clear of fatty food

idiom

To avoid someone or something because you think the person or thing may cause trouble or be dangerous

Usage examples:

Davis steered clear of politics because of all the problems his father had had as governor.

verb

Refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another).

Usage examples:

The name of the dead man is being withheld

verb

To refuse to give something, or to keep back something

Usage examples:

Has the government been withholding crucial information?, the governor said he would withhold judgm…

verb

If someone withholds something from someone else, they do not allow them to have something they expected to have

Usage examples:

Withhold evidence/facts/information the director is facing disciplinary action after the inquiry fo…