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forthbear

forthbear verb: to bear or carry forth.

Verb

forthbear (third-person singular simple present forthbears, present participle forthbearing, simple past forthbore, past participle forthborne or (obsolete) forthborn)

  1. (archaic) To bear or carry forth.

Forms of forthbear

third-person singular presentforthbears
present participleforthbearing
pastforthbore
past participleforthborne
past participle (obsolete)forthborn

Origin of forthbear

From Middle English forthberen, possibly from Old English forþberan (“to bring forth, produce”). Equivalent to forth- + bear. The Middle English word is alternatively a calque of Latin prōferre.

Questions about forthbear

What does forthbear mean?
Forthbear means to bear or carry forth.
What part of speech is forthbear?
Forthbear is a verb.
What is the past tense of forthbear?
The past tense of forthbear is forthbore.

Words near forthbear in the dictionary

  1. forth
  2. Forth and Bargy
  3. forth-
  4. forth-issuing
  5. forthan
  6. forthbear
  7. forthbearing
  8. forthbears
  9. forthbore
  10. forthborn
  11. forthbring

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