Finnish Meaning of forbear

sietää

Other Finnish words related to sietää

Definitions and Meaning of forbear in English

Wordnet

forbear (n)

a person from whom you are descended

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forbear (v)

refrain from doing

resist doing something

Webster

forbear (n.)

An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.

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forbear (v. i.)

To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.

To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.

To control one's self when provoked.

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forbear (v. t.)

To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety.

To treat with consideration or indulgence.

To cease from bearing.

FAQs About the word forbear

sietää

a person from whom you are descended, refrain from doing, resist doing somethingAn ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural., To refrain from proceeding

välttää,(pidätyä),pidättyä (tekemästä),vannoma pois,pidättäytyä (tehdä),kieltää,luopua,luopua,kieltäytyä,välttää

Kumartaa,antaa periksi (jollekulle, jollekin),toimittaa (jollekin),alistua (jollekin),antautua (jollekin),antaa periksi,antautua,myöntää (jollekulle),joutua myöntymään,alistua (jollekulle/jollekin)

forbathe => kylpeä, forbare => pidättäytyi, forbade => kielsi, forayer => etsijä, foray into => retki,