forbore
pronunciation
How to pronounce forbore in British English:
UK [fɔ:ˈbɔ:(r)]
How to pronounce forbore in American English:
US [fɔrˈber]
Word Origin
- forbore
- past tense of forbear (v.).
Example
- 1. She forbore to ask any further questions .
- 2. He saw that she was preoccupied , and forbore to question her .
- 3. And the threat of home-grown crisis appeared to recede when republicans in the house forbore to use the threat of default to extract spending cuts .
- 4. He forbore from asking questions .
- 5. Being old and sly , I forbore to call out .