Forbear :: Forbear (n.) An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.
Forbear :: Forbear (v. i.) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
Forbear :: Forbear (v. i.) To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
Forbear :: Forbear (v. i.) To control one's self when provoked.
Forbear :: Forbear (v. t.) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety..
Forbear :: Forbear (v. t.) To treat with consideration or indulgence.
Forbearance :: Forbearance (n.) The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.
Forbearance :: Forbearance (n.) The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering.
Forbearing :: Forbearing (a.) Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering.