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forebearing

forebearing is the present participle and gerund of forebear.

Meaning of forebear

Noun

forebear (plural forebears)

  1. 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...1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 566

Questions about forebearing

What is forebearing the present participle and gerund of?
Forebearing is the present participle and gerund of forebear.

Words near forebearing in the dictionary

  1. forebeams
  2. forebear
  3. forebearance
  4. forebearer
  5. forebearers
  6. forebearing
  7. forebears
  8. forebeat
  9. forebeats
  10. forebegotten
  11. forebelief

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