forbear English

Meaning forbear meaning

What does forbear mean?

forbear

— verb refrain from doing she forbore a snicker

— verb (= refrain) resist doing something He refrained from hitting him back she could not forbear weeping

— noun (= forebear) a person from whom you are descended

Synonyms forbear synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as forbear?

forbear English » English

refrain

abstain

forebear

forefather

eschew

ancestor

hold back

avoid

tolerate

shun

progenitor

primogenitor

parry

forgo

evade

endure

desist

beware

suffer long

stomach

stepson

stepchild

stay clear

stay away

stand off

stand back

stand

stall

skate over

sire

sidestep

shirk

retain

restrain

reserve

relent

refrain from

preserve one’s purity

originator

obviate

miss

lenient

keep off

keep back

keep

hold

founder

forego

fend off

escape

Topics forbear topics

What do people use forbear to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior

Self-controlled

• What words refer to being self-controlled?
  abstain behave behave yourself constrain contain yourself control yourself discipline yourself forbear forgo restrain yourself say no tolerate

Conjugation forbear conjugation

How do you conjugate forbear?

forbear · verb

Present I forbear

Positive I forbear

Singular

1st person I forbear

2nd person you forbear

3rd person he/she/it forbears

Plural

1st person we forbear

2nd person you forbear

3rd person they forbear

Negative I don't forbear

Singular

1st person I don't forbear I do not forbear

2nd person you don't forbear you do not forbear

3rd person he/she/it doesn't forbear he/she/it does not forbear

Plural

1st person we don't forbear we do not forbear

2nd person you don't forbear you do not forbear

3rd person they don't forbear they do not forbear

Question do I forbear?

Singular

1st person do I forbear?

2nd person do you forbear?

3rd person does he/she/it forbear?

Plural

1st person do we forbear?

2nd person do you forbear?

3rd person do they forbear?

Negative question don't I forbear?

Singular

1st person don't I forbear? do I not forbear?

2nd person don't you forbear? do you not forbear?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it forbear? does he/she/it not forbear?

Plural

1st person don't we forbear? do we not forbear?

2nd person don't you forbear? do you not forbear?

3rd person don't they forbear? do they not forbear?

Past I forbore

Positive I forbore

Singular

1st person I forbore

2nd person you forbore

3rd person he/she/it forbore

Plural

1st person we forbore

2nd person you forbore

3rd person they forbore

Negative I didn't forbear

Singular

1st person I didn't forbear I did not forbear

2nd person you didn't forbear you did not forbear

3rd person he/she/it didn't forbear he/she/it did not forbear

Plural

1st person we didn't forbear we did not forbear

2nd person you didn't forbear you did not forbear

3rd person they didn't forbear they did not forbear

Question did I forbear?

Singular

1st person did I forbear?

2nd person did you forbear?

3rd person did he/she/it forbear?

Plural

1st person did we forbear?

2nd person did you forbear?

3rd person did they forbear?

Negative question didn't I forbear?

Singular

1st person didn't I forbear? did I not forbear?

2nd person didn't you forbear? did you not forbear?

3rd person didn't he/she/it forbear? did he/she/it not forbear?

Plural

1st person didn't we forbear? did we not forbear?

2nd person didn't you forbear? did you not forbear?

3rd person didn't they forbear? did they not forbear?

Future I'll forbear

Positive I'll forbear

Singular

1st person I'll forbear I will forbear

2nd person you'll forbear you will forbear

3rd person he/she/it'll forbear he/she/it will forbear

Plural

1st person we'll forbear we will forbear

2nd person you'll forbear you will forbear

3rd person they'll forbear they will forbear

Negative I won't forbear

Singular

1st person I won't forbear I will not forbear

2nd person you won't forbear you will not forbear

3rd person he/she/it won't forbear he/she/it will not forbear

Plural

1st person we won't forbear we will not forbear

2nd person you won't forbear you will not forbear

3rd person they won't forbear they will not forbear

Question will I forbear?

Singular

1st person will I forbear?

2nd person will you forbear?

3rd person will he/she/it forbear?

Plural

1st person will we forbear?

2nd person will you forbear?

3rd person will they forbear?

Negative question won't I forbear?

Singular

1st person won't I forbear? will I not forbear?

2nd person won't you forbear? will you not forbear?

3rd person won't he/she/it forbear? will he/she/it not forbear?

Plural

1st person won't we forbear? will we not forbear?

2nd person won't you forbear? will you not forbear?

3rd person won't they forbear? will they not forbear?

Conditional I'd forbear

Positive I'd forbear

Singular

1st person I'd forbear I would forbear

2nd person you'd forbear you would forbear

3rd person he/she/it'd forbear he/she/it would forbear

Plural

1st person we'd forbear we would forbear

2nd person you'd forbear you would forbear

3rd person they'd forbear they would forbear

Negative I wouldn't forbear

Singular

1st person I wouldn't forbear I would not forbear

2nd person you wouldn't forbear you would not forbear

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't forbear he/she/it would not forbear

Plural

1st person we wouldn't forbear we would not forbear

2nd person you wouldn't forbear you would not forbear

3rd person they wouldn't forbear they would not forbear

Question would I forbear?

Singular

1st person would I forbear?

2nd person would you forbear?

3rd person would he/she/it forbear?

Plural

1st person would we forbear?

2nd person would you forbear?

3rd person would they forbear?

Negative question wouldn't I forbear?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I forbear? would I not forbear?

2nd person wouldn't you forbear? would you not forbear?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it forbear? would he/she/it not forbear?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we forbear? would we not forbear?

2nd person wouldn't you forbear? would you not forbear?

3rd person wouldn't they forbear? would they not forbear?

Present continuous I'm forbearing

Positive I'm forbearing

Singular

1st person I'm forbearing I am forbearing

2nd person you're forbearing you are forbearing

3rd person he/she/it's forbearing he/she/it is forbearing

Plural

1st person we're forbearing we are forbearing

2nd person you're forbearing you are forbearing

3rd person they're forbearing they are forbearing

Negative I'm not forbearing

Singular

1st person I'm not forbearing I am not forbearing

2nd person you aren't forbearing you're not forbearing you are not forbearing

3rd person he/she/it isn't forbearing he/she/it's not forbearing he/she/it is not forbearing

Plural

1st person we aren't forbearing we're not forbearing we are not forbearing

2nd person you aren't forbearing you're not forbearing you are not forbearing

3rd person they aren't forbearing they're not forbearing they are not forbearing

Question am I forbearing?

Singular

1st person am I forbearing?

2nd person are you forbearing?

3rd person is he/she/it forbearing?

Plural

1st person are we forbearing?

2nd person are you forbearing?

3rd person are they forbearing?

Negative question aren't I forbearing?

Singular

1st person aren't I forbearing? am I not forbearing?

2nd person aren't you forbearing? are you not forbearing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it forbearing? is he/she/it not forbearing?

Plural

1st person aren't we forbearing? are we not forbearing?

2nd person aren't you forbearing? are you not forbearing?

3rd person aren't they forbearing? are they not forbearing?

Past continuous I was forbearing

Positive I was forbearing

Singular

1st person I was forbearing

2nd person you were forbearing

3rd person he/she/it was forbearing

Plural

1st person we were forbearing

2nd person you were forbearing

3rd person they were forbearing

Negative I wasn't forbearing

Singular

1st person I wasn't forbearing I was not forbearing

2nd person you weren't forbearing you were not forbearing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't forbearing he/she/it was not forbearing

Plural

1st person we weren't forbearing we were not forbearing

2nd person you weren't forbearing you were not forbearing

3rd person they weren't forbearing they were not forbearing

Question was I forbearing?

Singular

1st person was I forbearing?

2nd person were you forbearing?

3rd person was he/she/it forbearing?

Plural

1st person were we forbearing?

2nd person were you forbearing?

3rd person were they forbearing?

Negative question wasn't I forbearing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I forbearing? was I not forbearing?

2nd person weren't you forbearing? were you not forbearing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it forbearing? was he/she/it not forbearing?

Plural

1st person weren't we forbearing? were we not forbearing?

2nd person weren't you forbearing? were you not forbearing?

3rd person weren't they forbearing? were they not forbearing?

Future continuous I'll be forbearing

Positive I'll be forbearing

Singular

1st person I'll be forbearing I will be forbearing

2nd person you'll be forbearing you will be forbearing

3rd person he/she/it'll be forbearing he/she/it will be forbearing

Plural

1st person we'll be forbearing we will be forbearing

2nd person you'll be forbearing you will be forbearing

3rd person they'll be forbearing they will be forbearing

Negative I won't be forbearing

Singular

1st person I won't be forbearing I will not be forbearing

2nd person you won't be forbearing you will not be forbearing

3rd person he/she/it won't be forbearing he/she/it will not be forbearing

Plural

1st person we won't be forbearing we will not be forbearing

2nd person you won't be forbearing you will not be forbearing

3rd person they won't be forbearing they will not be forbearing

Question will I be forbearing?

Singular

1st person will I be forbearing?

2nd person will you be forbearing?

3rd person will he/she/it be forbearing?

Plural

1st person will we be forbearing?

2nd person will you be forbearing?

3rd person will they be forbearing?

Negative question won't I be forbearing?

Singular

1st person won't I be forbearing? will I not be forbearing?

2nd person won't you be forbearing? will you not be forbearing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be forbearing? will he/she/it not be forbearing?

Plural

1st person won't we be forbearing? will we not be forbearing?

2nd person won't you be forbearing? will you not be forbearing?

3rd person won't they be forbearing? will they not be forbearing?

Conditional continuous I'd be forbearing

Positive I'd be forbearing

Singular

1st person I'd be forbearing I would be forbearing

2nd person you'd be forbearing you would be forbearing

3rd person he/she/it'd be forbearing he/she/it would be forbearing

Plural

1st person we'd be forbearing we would be forbearing

2nd person you'd be forbearing you would be forbearing

3rd person they'd be forbearing they would be forbearing

Negative I wouldn't be forbearing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be forbearing I would not be forbearing

2nd person you wouldn't be forbearing you would not be forbearing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be forbearing he/she/it would not be forbearing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be forbearing we would not be forbearing

2nd person you wouldn't be forbearing you would not be forbearing

3rd person they wouldn't be forbearing they would not be forbearing

Question would I be forbearing?

Singular

1st person would I be forbearing?

2nd person would you be forbearing?

3rd person would he/she/it be forbearing?

Plural

1st person would we be forbearing?

2nd person would you be forbearing?

3rd person would they be forbearing?

Negative question wouldn't I be forbearing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be forbearing? would I not be forbearing?

2nd person wouldn't you be forbearing? would you not be forbearing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be forbearing? would he/she/it not be forbearing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be forbearing? would we not be forbearing?

2nd person wouldn't you be forbearing? would you not be forbearing?

3rd person wouldn't they be forbearing? would they not be forbearing?

Present perfect I've forborne

Positive I've forborne

Singular

1st person I've forborne I have forborne

2nd person you've forborne you have forborne

3rd person he/she/it's forborne he/she/it has forborne

Plural

1st person we've forborne we have forborne

2nd person you've forborne you have forborne

3rd person they've forborne they have forborne

Negative I haven't forborne

Singular

1st person I haven't forborne I have not forborne

2nd person you haven't forborne you have not forborne

3rd person he/she/it hasn't forborne he/she/it has not forborne

Plural

1st person we haven't forborne we have not forborne

2nd person you haven't forborne you have not forborne

3rd person they haven't forborne they have not forborne

Question have I forborne?

Singular

1st person have I forborne?

2nd person have you forborne?

3rd person has he/she/it forborne?

Plural

1st person have we forborne?

2nd person have you forborne?

3rd person have they forborne?

Negative question haven't I forborne?

Singular

1st person haven't I forborne? have I not forborne?

2nd person haven't you forborne? have you not forborne?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it forborne? has he/she/it not forborne?

Plural

1st person haven't we forborne? have we not forborne?

2nd person haven't you forborne? have you not forborne?

3rd person haven't they forborne? have they not forborne?

Past perfect I had forborne

Positive I had forborne

Singular

1st person I had forborne

2nd person you had forborne

3rd person he/she/it had forborne

Plural

1st person we had forborne

2nd person you had forborne

3rd person they had forborne

Negative I hadn't forborne

Singular

1st person I hadn't forborne I had not forborne

2nd person you hadn't forborne you had not forborne

3rd person he/she/it hadn't forborne he/she/it had not forborne

Plural

1st person we hadn't forborne we had not forborne

2nd person you hadn't forborne you had not forborne

3rd person they hadn't forborne they had not forborne

Question had I forborne?

Singular

1st person had I forborne?

2nd person had you forborne?

3rd person had he/she/it forborne?

Plural

1st person had we forborne?

2nd person had you forborne?

3rd person had they forborne?

Negative question hadn't I forborne?

Singular

1st person hadn't I forborne? had I not forborne?

2nd person hadn't you forborne? had you not forborne?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it forborne? had he/she/it not forborne?

Plural

1st person hadn't we forborne? had we not forborne?

2nd person hadn't you forborne? had you not forborne?

3rd person hadn't they forborne? had they not forborne?

Future perfect I'll have forborne

Positive I'll have forborne

Singular

1st person I'll have forborne I will have forborne

2nd person you'll have forborne you will have forborne

3rd person he/she/it'll have forborne he/she/it will have forborne

Plural

1st person we'll have forborne we will have forborne

2nd person you'll have forborne you will have forborne

3rd person they'll have forborne they will have forborne

Negative I won't have forborne

Singular

1st person I won't have forborne I will not have forborne

2nd person you won't have forborne you will not have forborne

3rd person he/she/it won't have forborne he/she/it will not have forborne

Plural

1st person we won't have forborne we will not have forborne

2nd person you won't have forborne you will not have forborne

3rd person they won't have forborne they will not have forborne

Question +'ll I have forborne?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have forborne? will I have forborne?

2nd person +'ll you have forborne? will you have forborne?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have forborne? will he/she/it have forborne?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have forborne? will we have forborne?

2nd person +'ll you have forborne? will you have forborne?

3rd person +'ll they have forborne? will they have forborne?

Negative question won't I have forborne?

Singular

1st person won't I have forborne? will I not have forborne?

2nd person won't you have forborne? will you not have forborne?

3rd person won't he/she/it have forborne? will he/she/it not have forborne?

Plural

1st person won't we have forborne? will we not have forborne?

2nd person won't you have forborne? will you not have forborne?

3rd person won't they have forborne? will they not have forborne?

Conditional perfect I'd have forborne

Positive I'd have forborne

Singular

1st person I'd have forborne I would have forborne

2nd person you'd have forborne you would have forborne

3rd person he/she/it'd have forborne he/she/it would have forborne

Plural

1st person we'd have forborne we would have forborne

2nd person you'd have forborne you would have forborne

3rd person they'd have forborne they would have forborne

Negative I wouldn't have forborne

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have forborne I would not have forborne

2nd person you wouldn't have forborne you would not have forborne

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have forborne he/she/it would not have forborne

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have forborne we would not have forborne

2nd person you wouldn't have forborne you would not have forborne

3rd person they wouldn't have forborne they would not have forborne

Question would I have forborne?

Singular

1st person would I have forborne?

2nd person would you have forborne?

3rd person would he/she/it have forborne?

Plural

1st person would we have forborne?

2nd person would you have forborne?

3rd person would they have forborne?

Negative question wouldn't I have forborne?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have forborne? would I not have forborne?

2nd person wouldn't you have forborne? would you not have forborne?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have forborne? would he/she/it not have forborne?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have forborne? would we not have forborne?

2nd person wouldn't you have forborne? would you not have forborne?

3rd person wouldn't they have forborne? would they not have forborne?

Imperative forbear!

Positive

you forbear!

we let's forbear!

Negative

you don't forbear!

we let's not forbear!