Forbear is valid Scrabble Word

Is forbear a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is forbear valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

7 letters word
12 points in Scrabble
13 points in WWF

Definitions for FORBEAR in dictionary:

VERB:

to refrain from
politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain
refrain from doing or using (something)
cease or refrain (from doing something)
To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
To control one\'s self when provoked.
To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety.
To treat with consideration or indulgence.
To cease from bearing.

resist doing something

NOUN:

An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.
a person from whom you are descended

Words related to FORBEAR

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Words that contain FORBEAR

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How to use FORBEAR in a sentence

But the doing of this, in regard to your patience, we shall forbear at present.
Let us, therefore, improve the errours of our ancestors to our own advantage, and whilst we neglect to imitate their virtues, let us, at least, forbear to repeat their follies.
He calleth my trade into question, I cannot forbear him.
But having succeeded thus far, he cannot, he says, forbear trying, according to the resolution he had before made, whether he cannot go farther.
In tenderness to individuals, I forbear to descend to particulars.
While I am upon this Subject, I cannot forbear mentioning a Particular which is of use in every Station of Life, and which methinks every Master should teach his Scholars.
I will forbear exposure to the last moment, and, in view of my duty as a Christian at least, I will give him an opportunity to explain to me in private.
Priestley, that it is premature to attempt a complete grammar of the language, can scarcely forbear to coincide with Dr.
There are, and always have been, some styles of poetry and of prose which no one endowed with an ear for rhythm and a sense of humour could forbear to parody.
To ensure this I had probably only to invite him, and I perfectly recall the impulse that made me forbear.

I forbear, while I am not sure of the day, to claim firmly the title to the wreath.
I could not forbear paying great attention to what she said.
You are to observe this, sir, and to forbear the repetition of such an insult.
Not long ago, I happened upon an instance of the teaching power of these nonsense tales, so amusing and convincing that I cannot forbear to share it.
What feelings must consume their hearts at such moments! I scarcely see how they can forbear to shoot the white man where he stands.
I cannot forbear from mentioning the Portrait of a Scholar, which seems to me one of his best works.
Neither of us could forbear smiling, and he congratulated me on my good fortune.
One example is so marvellous, however, that we cannot forbear referring to it.
I commanded him to forbear, but speaking half in English and half in Hindustanee, made myself better understood by look and gesture than by words.
Some kept him company, and the rest did forbear, for their stomachs were not as yet opened.
Pendleton looked angrily at him, but was wise enough to forbear from further speech.
There is a strange exhibition to be witnessed every morning on the sea-shore, which, however, I shall forbear to describe.
I cannot forbear telling you the other day he made me a visit, and I, to prevent his making discourse to me, made Mrs.
The Golden Door, alone, forbear to open, as you value your own peace, and the happiness of your life.
He lives in vain who fails to learn to bear and forbear serenely.
Arnkill could not, however, forbear asking his nephew how he had so far lost his usual command of temper.
He can work to-day, and forbear to-morrow, if it suits his ease, convenience, or inclination.
Henry of Stramen displayed so much address and managed his horse with so much skill that Gilbert could scarce forbear to join in the applause rendered by those around him.
She could not forbear from passing the threshold, and she did with heaving breast.

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