verb
- past tense of forbear; refrained from doing something; showed restraint or patience
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- He forbore from making any harsh comments about her mistake.
- The judge forbore to pass sentence until all evidence was presented.
- She forbore mentioning his past failures during the meeting.
- The king forbore from punishing the rebels immediately.
- They forbore taking action until they had more information.
- He forbore to interrupt while she was speaking.