Forbear Meaning in English

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التعريف

To stop yourself from doing something or to patiently avoid an action, often out of self-control or kindness.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal, literary, or old-fashioned. Commonly used in legal, poetic, or very polite contexts. Usually appears as 'forbear from (doing something)'. Not to be confused with 'forebear' (ancestor). Rarely used in daily conversation.

• Spanish: abstenerse - contenerse
• Portuguese (BR): abster-se - conter-se
• Portuguese (PT): abster-se - conter-se
• Chinese (Simplified): 忍耐 - 克制
• Chinese (Traditional): 忍耐 - 剋制
• Hindi: संयम रखना - रोकना
• Arabic: يكفّ عن - يتحمّل
• Bengali: নিজেকে সংবরণ করা - বিরত থাকা
• Russian: воздерживаться
• Japanese: 慎む - 我慢する
• Vietnamese: kiềm chế - nhịn
• Korean: 참다 - 자제하다
• Turkish: kendini tutmak - sabretmek
• Urdu: خود کو روکنا - برداشت کرنا
• Indonesian: kiềm chế - nhẫn nhịn

جمل نموذجية

He tried to forbear from laughing during the speech.

basic

Though he was angry, he managed to forbear any harsh words.

natural

If you can forbear, things will probably calm down.

natural

She could not forbear from speaking her mind.

basic

Please forbear from making noise in the library.

basic

They could hardly forbear from bursting into applause at the end.

natural