Forbearing

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forbear \For*bear"\ (f[o^]r*b[^a]r"), v. i. [imp.
     {Forbore}({Forbare}, [Obs.]); p. p. {Forborne}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Forbearing}.] [OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for- +
     beran to bear. See {Bear} to support.]
     1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
        [1913 Webster]


  
              Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall
              I forbear?                            --1 Kings
                                                    xxii. 6.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they
              will hear, or whether they will forbear. --Ezek. ii.
                                                    7.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To control one's self when provoked.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The kindest and the happiest pair
              Will find occasion to forbear.        --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Both bear and forbear.                --Old Proverb.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forbearing \For*bear"ing\, a.
     Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering.
     -- {For*bear"ing*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forbearing
       adj : showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint
             under adversity; slow to retaliate or express
             resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough
             to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of
             suffering" [syn: {longanimous}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "forbearing":
     Spartan, accepting, armed with patience, benevolent, charitable,
     clement, compassionate, conciliatory, disciplined, easy, easygoing,
     endurant, enduring, forbearant, forgiving, generous, gentle,
     humane, indulgent, kind, lax, lenient, long-suffering, longanimous,
     magnanimous, merciful, mild, moderate, patient, patient as Job,
     persevering, philosophical, placable, self-controlled, soft,
     sparing, stoic, tender, tolerant, tolerating, tolerative,
     understanding, unresentful, unrevengeful