forbear

• اسم يُطلق على السلف أو الجدّ الأعلى أو الأصل الذي ينحدر منه الشخص أو الجماعة، وهو في الإنجليزية الحديثة يُعدّ قديمًا أو مهجورًا.

A noun referring to an ancestor or forefather, now considered archaic or obsolete in modern English.

1. AncestorC2formal

   A person from whom one is descended; a forefather.

   السلف

   • His forbears came from Scotland in the 18th century.
   • She researched her forbears for the family history project.
   • The traditions of our forbears are still celebrated today.

   المرادفاتancestorforebearforefatherprogenitor

   الأضدادdescendant

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على الامتناع عن فعل شيء أو تركه، غالبًا بصبر وضبط للنفس.

A verb used to indicate the act of refraining from or abstaining from doing something, often with patience or self-control.

فعل شاذ

1. Refrain from doing somethingC1formal

   To hold back or abstain from an action or impulse.

   الامتناع

   • He forbore from criticizing her work in public.
   • Please forbear from making any noise during the ceremony.
   • She forbore to comment on the controversial topic.

   المرادفاتabstainavoidcurbdesisteschewhold backrefrainstop

   الأضدادactcontinueindulgepersistproceed

2. Be patient or tolerantC1formal

   To exercise patience or self-control in a difficult situation.

   الصبر والتحمل

   • The teacher forbore with the student's repeated questions.
   • They forbore the long wait without complaint.
   • He forbore his anger and responded calmly.

   المرادفاتabidebearbrookendurestandtolerate

   الأضدادactcomplainprotestretaliate