Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To keep oneself from doing something; hold back; refrain.
- intransitive verb To be tolerant or patient in the face of provocation.
- intransitive verb To refrain from; resist.
- intransitive verb To restrain oneself so as not (to do something).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan, to endure; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]
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