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forbear

/fɔr'bɜr/

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verb
refrain from doing
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hold back

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refrain
verb
resist doing something
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"she could not forbear weeping"

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refrain
noun
a person from whom you are descended
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forebear

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antecedent ascendant ascendent root ancestor

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