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forbearance

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for·bear·ance  (fôr-bârns)
n.
1. The act of forbearing.
2. Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience. See Synonyms at patience.
3. The quality of being forbearing.
4. Law The act of a creditor who refrains from enforcing a debt when it falls due.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.forbearanceforbearance - good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
good nature - a cheerful, obliging disposition
2.forbearance - a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"
delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

forbearance
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forˈbearance
n forˈbearance [fəˈbeərəns]
patience; control of temper She showed great forbearance. verdraagsaamheid صَبْر، طول أناة، إحْتِمال търпение trpělivost tålmodighed; langmodighed die Nachsicht υπομονή, αυτοσυγκράτηση paciencia kannatlikkus بردباری pitkämielisyys patience סַבלָנוּת धैर्य strpljivost, obzirnost türelem kesabaran umburðarlyndi pazienza, tolleranza 忍耐 인내, 자제 susivaldymas, pakantumas atturība; iecietība kesabaran verdraagzaamheid tålmodighet, selvbeherskelse wyrozumiałość tolerância stăpânire de sine терпение; терпимость trpezlivosť potrpljenje strpljenje fördragsamhet, tålamod ความอดกลั้น sabır 忍耐 стриманість; терплячість ضبط tự chủ; kiên trì
adj forˈbearing
patient a patient and forbearing friend. verdraagsaam; verdraagsame صَبور، مُتَسامِح търпелив shovívavý tålmodig; overbærende nachsichtig υπομονετικός paciente kannatlik با گذشت pitkämielinen patient סַבלָנִי धैर्य रखने वाला strpljiv, obziran türelmes sabar umburðarlyndur paziente, tollerante 忍耐強い 인내심이 있는 pakantus atturīgs; iecietīgs sabar verdraagzaam tålmodig, overbærende wyrozumiały tolerante răbdător терпимый zhovievavý potrpežljiv uzdržan överseende, tålmodig อดทน sabırlı 寬容的 терплячий برداشت کرنے والا kiên nhẫn; nhẫn nại


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It is only your due that I should now thank you for treating me with great forbearance at a time when forbearance was mercy.
I have already recognized you as a lady in embarrassed circumstances, who has peculiar claims on my consideration and forbearance.
Indeed, a state which is well composed of two others ought to resemble them both, and neither, Such a state ought to have its means of preservation in itself, and not without; and when I say in itself, I do not mean that it should owe this to the forbearance of their neighbours, for this may happen to a bad government, but to every member of the community's not being willing that there should be the least alteration in their constitution.
 
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