Word Meaning

Meaning of forbear

- An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.
- To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
- To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
- To control one's self when provoked.
- To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety.
- To treat with consideration or indulgence.
- To cease from bearing.

Crossword clue for forbear

- Keep back; withhold
- Patiently abstain
- Refrain (from)
- Refrain in aid of grizzly
- Restrain (impulse)