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Forebore vs Forbore - What's the difference?

forebore | forbore |

As verbs the difference between forebore and forbore

is that forebore is past tense of forbear while forbore is simple past of forbear.

forebore

English

Verb

(head)
  • (forbear)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1889, author=Henry James, title=A London Life and Other Tales, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Jasper was walking about among them alone, but I forebore to join him. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1906, author=Edith Van Dyne, title=Aunt Jane's Nieces, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=With this she threw herself, sobbing, upon a sofa, and Louise and Beth, shocked to learn that after all their cousin had conspired against them, forebore any attempt to comfort her. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1909, author=Jack London, title=Martin Eden, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Out of pity she forebore , and he went on. }}
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    • forbore

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (forbear)
    • English irregular simple past forms