i cant find out how to use the word "forbear" in a sentence... and it means ancestor. Everytime i try to think of one it sounds weird!! please help me!! ='[
2007-03-28 09:38:44 · 5 answers · asked by Hollianne 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
His forebears came over on the Mayflower.
(forEbear; forbear means to refrain from)
2007-03-28 09:54:36 · answer #1 · answered by RE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends on which definition of forbear you mean. One is to refrain from doing something. In this case you could say: Will you forbear going to the mall in order to spend some time with your brother? Also, the past tense is forbore so you could have something like: He forbore eating too much dessert.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-28 16:58:26 · answer #2 · answered by J_Dawg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forbear is a verb meaning to cease, but it is also an alternate spelling of the noun forebear meaning an ancestor--think of our history where it talks about our forefathers. How about this as a sentence: "When I start to research my family history and genealogy, I hope that I will learn the names of my forebears, as well as where they lived, their occupations, and other interesting information."
2007-03-28 16:55:45 · answer #3 · answered by Lillian L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today's Egyptians' forbears built the Great Pyramids of Giza. (I think it's Giza?)
That sounds weird too.
2007-03-28 16:43:28 · answer #4 · answered by ♫♥~nycgirl~♥♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My forbears came to this country in a canoe..(:?O)
2007-03-28 16:47:49 · answer #5 · answered by MIGHTY MINNIE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋