Definition of Forbear

Forbear

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