forebear
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forebear¹
- /ˈfɔːˌbɛə/ UK
- /ˈfɔɹˌbɛɚ/ US
Where it comes from
Late 15th century, from fore- + beer (“one who is or exists”, literally “be-er”).
noun forebears · forbear · forebeer
- An ancestor. One day, among the days, he bethought him of this and fell lamenting for that the most part of his existence was past and he had not been vouchsafed a son, to inherit the kingdom after him, even as he had inherited it from his fathers and forebears; by reason whereof there betided him sore cark and
Opposite: afterbear
forebear²
verb forebears · forebearing · forebore · foreborne
- Obsolete spelling of forbear
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: afterbear
Translations
Every language
noun ancestor — see also ancestor
| Español | ancestro, antepasado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 祖先 zǔxiān, 祖宗 zǔzōng |
| हिन्दी | पूर्वज pūrvaj |
| Português | antepassado |
| Français | ancêtre |
| Deutsch | Vorfahr, Ahn, Vorfahre |
| Italiano | antenato |
| Русский | предше́ственник predšéstvennik, пре́док prédok |
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