Forebear

Word FOREBEAR
Character 8
Hyphenation fore bear
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Forebear"

What do we mean by forebear?

A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor. synonym: ancestor. noun

One who has existed before another; an ancestor; a forefather. noun

An ancestor. See forbear. noun

An ancestor. noun

Obsolete spelling of forbear. verb

A person from whom you are descended noun

To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.

To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.

To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.

To control oneself when provoked.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Forebear

The word "forebear" in example sentences

The Woking-based outfit, who have been dubbed the 'British super-team' since reigning world champion Jenson Button joined their ranks alongside his title forebear Lewis Hamilton, became only the second of the 2010 F1 entries to officially launch their new car. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Joseph Proudhon, a man ahead of his time, and who would soon become known as a forebear to anarchism. ❋ Unknown (2010)

i 'the "killing times," ye ken, preachin' till the puir hill folk, an 'baptizin' their bairns -- he baptized a forebear o 'my ain -- and it would likely be the annivairsary o' the day when he escaped frae the hans o 'the hunters through the "haar," when I chanced to come by here an' saw a bit tent pit up, an 'heard folk carousin' within. ❋ Howard Pease (N/A)

It should already be clear that it was Mariana, rather than Suarez, who might be called the forebear of John Locke's theory of popular consent and the continuing superiority of the people to the government. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The FCC promises it would 'forebear' any attempt to control content under Title II. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But can we really trust the FCC to 'forebear' authority to reach any further than the transport level? ❋ Unknown (2010)

West Germanic, in turn, shares a linguistic forebear with two other groups of languages, North and East Germanic. ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)

The announcement of the Nintendo eShop for 3DS was soon followed by its launch and it's a great deal more solid and reliable than its creaky DSi forebear was. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Modern conservatives are fond of claiming Smith as an intellectual forebear, but they are only partly right to do so. ❋ Jeffrey Collins (2010)

Members of the Fox family, one of Britain's most glamorous theatrical dynasties, are to appear on stage together for the first time to pay tribute to the legacy of their illustrious forebear, the engineer Samson Fox. ❋ Unknown (2012)

A Huntsman forebear and Mormon Apostle, Orson Pratt, led an advance team into the valley on July 21. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Here's the pick of the new batch …Apart from Dizzy's swanky HD makeover, this has two important differences from its near-identical forebear: infinite lives and a generous hint system when puzzles get too obtuse. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Miliband's forebear, Neil Kinnock, today demanded regulation to enforce "balance" on the press. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I am here because my forebear "got tight with the Prince Regent", he said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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