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forbears
We have found lemma(root) word of forbears : forbear.
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[fɔːˈbɛː], (Verb)
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- politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain
(e.g: he modestly forbears to include his own work)
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Old English forberan(see for-, bear). The original senses were ‘endure, bear with’, hence ‘endure the absence of, do without’, also ‘control oneself’, hence ‘refrain from’ (Middle English)
[ˈfɔːbɛː], (Noun)
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