forbears 

  1. 動詞
forbear第三者單數現在式:
不及物動詞:
克制, 忍耐
避免
forbears from ...(想說的話、想做的事等):
克制住...
forbears to ...(動詞...)/
forbears from ...(動詞ing...):
忍耐不做...
避免做...
forbears ...(動詞ing...):

    同義字詞
abjure,abstain (from),forgo,forego,keep (from),refrain (from),withhold (from)

  2. 名詞
forbear複數:
祖先, 祖宗
/此名詞通常為複數/

    同義字詞
ancestor,father,forebearer,forefather,grandfather,primogenitor,progenitor

例句

  1. These belonged to their forbears .
  2. This claim Mill shares with his forbears .
  3. Little is known of the forbears of James Yonge.
  4. Wilt thou lose patience, while He yet forbears ?
  5. The three were hailed as Constantine's forbears .