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- for|bore «fr BR, -BOHR», verb.the past tense of forbear1: »
He forbore from showing his anger.
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bore — ‘make a hole’ [OE] and bore ‘be tiresome’ [18] are almost certainly two distinct words. The former comes ultimately from an Indo European base *bhor , *bhr , which produced Latin forāre ‘bore’ (whence English foramen ‘small anatomical opening’),… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bore — ‘make a hole’ [OE] and bore ‘be tiresome’ [18] are almost certainly two distinct words. The former comes ultimately from an Indo European base *bhor , *bhr , which produced Latin forāre ‘bore’ (whence English foramen ‘small anatomical opening’),… … Word origins
bore-hole — ore hole n. (mining) a hole or passage made by a drill, especially one made for exploratory purposes. Syn: bore, drill hole. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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for|bear´ing|ly — for|bear1 «fr BAIR», verb, bore, borne, bear|ing. –v.i. 1. to hold back; keep from doing, saying, or using: »The boy forbore to hit back because the other boy was smaller. I forbore telling her the truth because I knew it would upset her. 2. to… … Useful english dictionary
