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    for·bear·ing
    [fôrˈberiNG, fərˈberiNG]
    adjective
    forbearing (adjective)
    1. (of a person) patient and restrained:
      "he proved to be remarkably forbearing whenever I was impatient or angry"
    for·bear
    [fərˈber, fôrˈber]
    verb
    forbearing (present participle)
    1. politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain:
      "he modestly forbears to include his own work" · "the boy forbore from touching anything"
      • refrain from doing or using (something):
        "Rebecca could not forbear a smile"
    Origin
    Old English forberan(see for-, bear). The original senses were ‘endure, bear with’, hence ‘endure the absence of, do without’, also ‘control oneself’, hence ‘refrain from’ (Middle English).
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