Forebore

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of forebear form-of, participle, past

    "Jasper was walking about among them alone, but I forebore to join him."

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ancestorannouncerantecedentantecedentascendantavant garde

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"Jasper was walking about among them alone, but I forebore to join him."

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