Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation. / A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

plural of forbearance

(transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from. / (intransitive) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. / (intransitive) To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.

Alternative spelling of forebear

forbearance; restraint

Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering

present participle of forbear

plural of forbear

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forbear

Archaic spelling of forbear.