forebear
/ˈfɔː.beər/Word connections
noun
/ˈfɔː.beər/
Существительное, обозначающее человека, от которого кто-либо происходит; предок или прародитель.
Sustantivo que designa a una persona de la que alguien desciende; antepasado o progenitor lejano. También puede referirse a un antecesor o predecesor en una línea familiar o de origen.
Nom désignant une personne dont on descend ; ancêtre ou aïeul.
Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, von der jemand abstammt; Vorfahre oder Ahn. Es kann auch einen früheren Vertreter, Vorläufer oder Wegbereiter einer Sache oder Entwicklung meinen.
Substantivo que designa o indivíduo de quem alguém descende; ancestral ou antepassado, geralmente de gerações mais distantes.
名词，指某人的祖先或先辈，即某人由之繁衍而来的前人；也可泛指前代人或先驱。
اسم يشير إلى الشخص الذي ينحدر منه المرء؛ أي الجدّ أو السلف أو الأصل الذي ينتسب إليه.
A noun referring to a person from whom one is descended; an ancestor or forefather.
AncestorC1formal
A person from whom one is descended, typically one more remote than a grandparent.
ПредокantepasadoAncêtreVorfahreAntepassado祖先السلف- His forebears emigrated from Ireland in the 19th century.
- She researched her forebears and discovered a long line of farmers.
- The family's forebears were known for their craftsmanship.
Synonymsancestorantecedentforefatherprogenitor
Antonymsdescendantoffspring
Forms
- forebears plural form
- forebears' possessive plural form
- forebear's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1
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