forbearing

for·bear ¹

 (fôr-bâr′)

v. for·bore (-bôr′), for·borne (-bôrn′), for·bear·ing, for·bears

v.intr.

1. To keep oneself from doing something; hold back; refrain: forbear from making a comment.

2. To be tolerant or patient in the face of provocation.

v.tr.

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).

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[Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan, to endure; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

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for·bear′er n.

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for·bear ²

 (fôr′bâr′)

n.

Variant of forebear.

forbearing

(fɔːˈbɛərɪŋ)

adj

formal showing self-control and patience. Also (rare): forbearant

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

forbearing - showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering" longanimous patient - enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient"

forbearing

adjective

1. Enduring or capable of enduring hardship or inconvenience without complaint:

long-suffering, patient, resigned.

2. Not strict or severe:

charitable, clement, easy, indulgent, lax, lenient, merciful, soft, tolerant.

Translations

صَبور، مُتَسامِح

shovívavý

tålmodig

nachsichtig

patient

umburîarlyndur

indulgentepaziente

tålmodig

sabırlı

宽容的

forbearing

[fɔːˈbɛərɪŋ] ADJ → paciente

forbearing

[fɔː^rˈbɛərɪŋ] adj → patient(e), tolérant(e)

forbearing

adj → nachsichtig; (= patient) → geduldig

forbearing

[fɔːˈbɛərɪŋ] adj → paziente, tollerante

forˈbearance

(fəˈbeərəns) noun

patience; control of temper. She showed great forbearance. verdraagsaamheid صَبْر، طول أناة، إحْتِمال търпение tolerância trpělivost die Nachsicht tålmodighed; langmodighed υπομονή, αυτοσυγκράτησηpaciencia kannatlikkus بردباری pitkämielisyys patienceסבלנות धैर्य strpljivost, obzirnost türelem kesabaran umburðarlyndi pazienza, tolleranza 忍耐 자제, 인내 susivaldymas, pakantumas atturība; iecietība kesabaran verdraagzaamheidtålmodighet, selvbeherskelse wyrozumiałość زغم، ګالنه، صبر tolerância stăpânire de sine терпение; терпимость trpezlivosť potrpljenje strpljenje fördragsamhet, tålamod ความอดกลั้น sabır 忍耐 стриманість; терплячість ضبط tự chủ; kiên trì 忍耐

forˈbearing adjective

patient. a patient and forbearing friend. verdraagsaam; verdraagsame صَبور، مُتَسامِح търпелив tolerante shovívavý nachsichtig tålmodig; overbærende υπομονετικόςpaciente kannatlik با گذشت pitkämielinen patientסבלני धैर्य रखने वाला strpljiv, obziran türelmes sabar umburðarlyndur paziente, tollerante 忍耐強い 인내하는 pakantus atturīgs; iecietīgs sabar verdraagzaamtålmodig, overbærendewyrozumiały صبور یا د حوصله خاوند tolerante răbdător терпимый zhovievavý potrpežljiv uzdržan överseende, tålmodig อดทน sabırlı 寬容的 терплячий برداشت کرنے والا kiên nhẫn; nhẫn nại 宽容的