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- Dictionaryfor·bear·ing/fôrˈberiNG/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) patient and restrained: "he proved to be remarkably forbearing whenever I was impatient or angry"
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: to hold oneself back from especially with an effort. forbore mentioning the incident. tried to forbear making rash judgments. 2. obsolete : to do without. 3. obsolete : to leave alone : shun. forbear his presence William Shakespeare. intransitive verb. 1. : hold back, abstain. have forborne from taking part in any controversy Abraham Lincoln. 2.
adjective. formal uk / fɔːˈbeə.rɪŋ / us / fɔːrˈber.ɪŋ / Add to word list. patient and forgiving: The minister praised what he called her " kind and forbearing nature ". SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Patient and uncomplaining. dove. equable. equably. equanimity. even-tempered. have the patience of a saint idiom. long-sufferingly.
You are forbearing if you're very forgiving and patient. A strict teacher might punish a noisy class, but a forbearing teacher will give everyone a few minutes to quiet down.
Definition of 'forbearing' Word Frequency. Share. ×. Credits. ×. forbearing. (fɔːʳbeərɪŋ) adjective. Someone who is forbearing behaves in a calm and sensible way at a time when they would have a right to be very upset or angry. [formal, approval] We all need to be forbearing, because that will help keep the economy going.
to prevent yourself from saying or doing something, especially in a way that shows control, good judgment, or kindness to others: forbear from His plan was such a success that even his original critics could scarcely forbear from congratulating him.
1. To refrain from; resist: forbore criticizing them. 2. To restrain oneself so as not (to do something): "He saw that she was preoccupied, and forbore to question her" (Thomas Hardy). [Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan, to endure; see bher- in Indo-European roots .] for·bear′er n. for·bear 2. (fôr′bâr′) n. Variant of forebear.
Definition of forbearing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
