forbear

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.
  5. Noun.  (alternative spelling of, forebear) .

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