I cannot forbear expressing my doubts.
Source: tatoeba (256818)
Forbear
//fɔɹˈbɛɚ//
Synonyms for "forbear" (85 found)
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Related words (42)
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11 entriesTranslations
34 translations across 10 languages.
Basque
1 entries- ez egin verb (to keep away from)
Bulgarian
4 entries- въздържам се verb (to refrain from proceeding)
- контролирам се verb (to control oneself when provoked)
- отбягвам verb (to keep away from)
- страня от verb (to keep away from)
Czech
3 entries- vyhnout se verb (to keep away from)
- vzdát verb (to refrain from proceeding)
- zdržet se verb (to keep away from)
Dutch
2 entries- zich inhouden verb (to control oneself when provoked)
- zich onthouden verb (to keep away from)
Finnish
4 entries- estyä verb (to refrain from proceeding)
- estää verb (to keep away from)
- hillitä itsensä verb (to control oneself when provoked)
- kieltäytyä verb (to give no heed)
French
4 entries- ajourner verb (to refrain from proceeding)
- décliner verb (to give no heed)
- garder son sang froid verb (to control oneself when provoked)
- refréner verb (to refrain from proceeding)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to give no heed)
Hungarian
1 entries- tartózkodik verb (to keep away from)
Russian
4 entries- быть терпели́вым verb (to control oneself when provoked)
- возде́рживаться verb (to refrain from proceeding)
- избега́ть verb (to keep away from)
- контроли́ровать себя́ verb (to control oneself when provoked)
Spanish
2 entries- abstenerse verb (to keep away from)
- retenerse verb (to control oneself when provoked)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
He managed to forbear his revenge.
Source: tatoeba (293182)
I counsel you by way of caution to forbear from crossing the moor in those dark hours when the powers of evil are exalted.
Source: tatoeba (6606315)
"Him with speeches fair / and sweet allurements doth the queen detain; / but Juno's hospitality I fear; / scarce at an hour like this will she her hand forbear."
Source: tatoeba (6798650)
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