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Synonyms for forebear


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fawr-bair, fohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔrˌbɛər, ˈfoʊr-



Définition of forebear

Origin :
  • see forbear. Related: Forebearance; forebears.
  • noun ancestor
Example sentences :
  • Papers there record that my forebear, Cyril Spink, had his doubts at the time.
  • Extract from : « Operation Earthworm » by Joe Archibald
  • Many other reasons and facts we might mention, but we forebear.
  • Extract from : « History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 3 » by Joseph Smith
  • And I gazed on the bell-branch, sleep's forebear, far sung by the Sennachies.
  • Extract from : « Poems » by W. B. Yeats
  • Forebear, Senor, he commanded, in a rich yet imperious tone.
  • Extract from : « The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure » by Gerald Breckenridge
  • And that ape again, not a score of thousands from the monkey, his forebear.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Places of the Heart » by H. G. Wells

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