forbear

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a person from whom you are descended
• Syn:
forebear
• Hypernyms:
ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
• Hyponyms:
grandparent, great grandparent

II - verb

1. refrain from doing
- she forbore a snicker
• Syn:
hold back
• Hypernyms:
refrain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. resist doing something
- He refrained from hitting him back
- she could not forbear weeping
• Syn:
refrain
• Ant:
act (for: refrain)
• Derivationally related forms:
forbearance
• Hyponyms:
leave, leave alone, leave behind, let it go, abstain,
abstain, save, hold back, help oneself, help,
stand by, sit out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  forebear, refrain, hold back
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  act, move