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Forebear
Meaning
Noun
●
An ancestor.
Verb
●
Obsolete
spelling
of forbear
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Origin
forebear
English
beer
English
beere
Middle English (1100-1500)
bere
Middle English (1100-1500)
beor
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
bera
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
bēr
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
fore-
English
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Etym
Antonyms
Afterbear
Related
Forefather
Progenitor
Namesake
Predecessor
Ancestor
Successors
Inheritor
Lineage
Descendent
Personage
Patriarch
Nobleman
Descendant
Kinsman
Benefactor
Descendants
Forerunner
Antecedents
Inheritors
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