Forbears
[fɔ:beəz]
Examples
- She forbears to judge them as a whole, but she has her exceptions whom she admires--Louis and Mr. Hall, and, of late, yourself. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The great-grandfather was the first freeman of Pasteur's forbears, having purchased with money his emancipation from serfdom. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Mr Boffin bears and forbears far more than I could. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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