forbear

/fɔr'bɜr/ verbnoun

7 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

VERB

1

Refrain from doing.

2

Resist doing something.

“she could not forbear weeping”

NOUN

1

A person from whom you are descended.

WORD FORMS

Related formforbearance

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®12 points

Words With Friends®13 points

Double word24 points

Triple word36 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinorbearfay

Starts & ends withF … R

Syllablesfor · bear

SYNONYMS & RELATED4

hold back refrain forbearance forebear

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

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