Which occasion do you use "forbear"?

Question

Which occasion do you use "forbear"?

I am not sure.

please give me expample sentences with explanations,

and do you also have a good idea to memorize it?

do you sometimes use it ?

and many thanks

Answer 1

Forbear means "to refrain from doing something." It's somewhat of a formal word, so you really won't hear it much in conversation.

Here are some examples:

She forbore a snicker

Meaning: She refrained from snickering

I tried my hardest to forbear a laugh as my friend fell down the stairs.

Meaning: I tried my hardest not to laugh as my friend fell down the stairs.

Since it ends in "bear", you must conjugate it like the verb "bear." That is why you say "forbore" instead of "forbeared."

Answer 2

It's not a word I use every day, I have to say. It's entirely possible I've never used it in my life.

It means "to abstain from". I cannot forbear answering vocabulary questions on Y!A.

There's also "forebear" which can alternatively be spelled "forbear". That means "ancestor": I count among my forbears the famous sheep thief, Rob Roy.

Answer 3

no, i never use it

it looks old-fashioned to me