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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

What is the Meaning of Forbear?


Forbear

If perchance you ever hear
Me swear that I will now forbear
What I'm saying is “I will do without”
As in this sentence here:
“I decided to forbear
Wearing jeans for my lack of a belt.

But I’m afraid there’s more
And so we can’t ignore
That this word can turn into “forbore
Which really means the same
As forbear yet again
But in, “I forbore from entering the store.”

And so this tricky word
Is a rather useful verb
With synonyms like abjure or abstain
So if you find that ever
You want to sound quite clever
Use forbear to substitute “refrain”












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