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Though the house was victorious, its dignity suffered so greatly in the conflict that it forbore to follow up its victory.
I insinuated it again a minute later, but after that, noticing the way in which she came back to the aunt again, I forbore.
He could have asked some very embarrassing questions relating to the wound of the messenger, but he wisely forbore.
I forbore to ask my brother whether he had been to old Rome.
"Entirely so," said the Altrurian; and he seemed so thoroughly well satisfied that he forbore asking any further question.
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On this page you'll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to forbore, such as: decline, inhibit, abstain, stop, avoid, and omit.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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