forbear – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of forbear

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to forbear
Participle: forborne; forborn
Gerund: forbearing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iforbear
youforbear
he;she;itforbears
weforbear
youforbear
theyforbear

Perfect

Ihave forborne; forborn
youhave forborne; forborn
he;she;ithas forborne; forborn
wehave forborne; forborn
youhave forborne; forborn
theyhave forborne; forborn

Past

Iforbore
youforbore
he;she;itforbore
weforbore
youforbore
theyforbore

Pluperfect

Ihad forborne; forborn
youhad forborne; forborn
he;she;ithad forborne; forborn
wehad forborne; forborn
youhad forborne; forborn
theyhad forborne; forborn

Future

Iwill forbear
youwill forbear
he;she;itwill forbear
wewill forbear
youwill forbear
theywill forbear

Future Perfect

Iwill have forborne; forborn
youwill have forborne; forborn
he;she;itwill have forborne; forborn
wewill have forborne; forborn
youwill have forborne; forborn
theywill have forborne; forborn

Subjunctive

Present

Iforbear
youforbear
he;she;itforbear
weforbear
youforbear
theyforbear

Perfect

Ihave forborne; forborn
youhave forborne; forborn
he;she;ithave forborne; forborn
wehave forborne; forborn
youhave forborne; forborn
theyhave forborne; forborn

Imperfect

Iforbore
youforbore
he;she;itforbore
weforbore
youforbore
theyforbore

Pluperfect

Ihad forborne; forborn
youhad forborne; forborn
he;she;ithad forborne; forborn
wehad forborne; forborn
youhad forborne; forborn
theyhad forborne; forborn

Conditional

Present

Iwould forbear
youwould forbear
he;she;itwould forbear
wewould forbear
youwould forbear
theywould forbear

Perfect

Iwould have forborne; forborn
youwould have forborne; forborn
he;she;itwould have forborne; forborn
wewould have forborne; forborn
youwould have forborne; forborn
theywould have forborne; forborn

Imperative

youforbear
weLet's forbear
youforbear

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam forbearing
youare forbearing
he;she;itis forbearing
weare forbearing
youare forbearing
theyare forbearing

Perfect

Ihave been forbearing
youhave been forbearing
he;she;ithas been forbearing
wehave been forbearing
youhave been forbearing
theyhave been forbearing

Past

Iwas forbearing
youwere forbearing
he;she;itwas forbearing
wewere forbearing
youwere forbearing
theywere forbearing

Pluperfect

Ihad been forbearing
youhad been forbearing
he;she;ithad been forbearing
wehad been forbearing
youhad been forbearing
theyhad been forbearing

Future

Iwill be forbearing
youwill be forbearing
he;she;itwill be forbearing
wewill be forbearing
youwill be forbearing
theywill be forbearing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been forbearing
youwill have been forbearing
he;she;itwill have been forbearing
wewill have been forbearing
youwill have been forbearing
theywill have been forbearing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be forbearing
youwould be forbearing
he;she;itwould be forbearing
wewould be forbearing
youwould be forbearing
theywould be forbearing

Perfect

Iwould have been forbearing
youwould have been forbearing
he;she;itwould have been forbearing
wewould have been forbearing
youwould have been forbearing
theywould have been forbearing

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'forbear'

bear, forbear, overbear,

Verbs similar to 'forbear'

forbar, forban, forearm, forehear, forlead, forswear, forwean, forweary, abear, arear,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decline a request or demand
refuse, say no
to cease to proceed or act
absist, belay, blin, break off, cease, cess, cheese it, come to an end, desist, discontinue, halt, have done with, hold, leave off, let up, rest, stanch, staunch, stay, stop, surcease, terminate
to allow something unpleasant to exist or occur
abear, abide, aby, accept, allow, bear, bide, brook, dree, endure, go along with, live with, pass, pocket, pouch, put up with, stand, stick, stomach, suffer, swallow, take sitting down, tolerate, thole, undergang, undergo
refrain
abstain, eschew, forgo, pause

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. "to abstain," O.E. forberan "bear up against, control one's feelings, endure," from for + beran "to bear" (see bear (v.)).
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
4. Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
5. Proto-Indo-European *pér
6. Proto-Indo-European *-o
7. Proto-Indo-European *pró
8. Proto-Indo-European *pro-
9. Proto-Germanic *fra-
10. Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
11. Proto-Indo-European *-eti
12. Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
13. Proto-Germanic *beraną
14. Proto-Germanic *fraberaną
15. Old English forberan
16. Middle English forberen
17. English forbear
18. From Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan (“to forbear, abstain from, refrain; suffer, endure, tolerate, humor; restrain; do without”), from Proto-Germanic *fraberaną (“to hold back, endure”); equivalent to for- + bear. Cognate with Old Frisian forbera (“to forfeit”), Middle High German verbërn (“to have not; abstain; refrain from; avoid”) (Cimbrian forbèeran), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (frabairan, “to endure”). See: Old English 'forberan', Proto-Germanic '*fraberaną', Cimbrian 'forbèeran'.

Verbs referencing "forbear"

Cimbrian vorbèeran.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] discreet woman,—a woman who never in her life said, “ I told you so ! ” and, on the present occasion, though pretty well aware of the shape her husband's meditations were taking, she very prudently forbore to meddle with them, only sat very quietly in her chair, and looked quite ready to hear her liege lord's intentions, when he should think proper to utter them. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • But we forbear, out of sympathy to our readers ’ bones. Western travellers, who have beguiled the midnight hour in the interesting process of pulling down rail fences, to pry their carriages out of mud holes, will [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] of it went to her heart; then she loved the lovely little girl, as few could help doing; and though she regarded Augustine as very much of a heathen, yet she loved him, laughed at his jokes, and forbore with his failings, to an extent which those who knew him thought perfectly incredible. But what more or other is to be known of Miss Ophelia our reader must discover by a personal acquaintance. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] as he was a liberal-minded and energetic man. Since the above was in type, we have learned that Major Allison has stated to some of our citizens in town that Mr. Loose gave the first blow. We forbear to give any particulars, as the matter will be the subject of judicial investigation. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)