Definitions For Forbear

noun

  • A person from whom you are descended

verb

  • Resist doing something
  • Refrain from doing
  • To choose not to do (something that you could do) : to avoid doing or saying (something)

Is Forbear a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
13

The word Forbear is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Forbear in a Sentence

  • He carefully forbore any mention of her name for fear of upsetting them.
  • We decided to forbear provoking him any further.
  • We decided to forbear from provoking him any further.

Synonyms for Forbear

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