Synonyms for forebear
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fawr-bair, fohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔrˌbɛər, ˈfoʊr- |
Définition of forebear
Origin :- see forbear. Related: Forebearance; forebears.
- noun ancestor
- 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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