forbore in English
verb
1
politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.
the boy forbore from touching anything
synonyms:refrain fromabstain fromdesist fromkeep fromrestrain oneself fromstop oneself fromhold back fromwithhold fromresist the temptation to (be)eschewavoiddecline to (be)
verb
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1. 17 I forbore to comment on this.
2. 3 I forbore to comment on this.
3. She forbore to ask any further questions.
4. 19 He did not enquire after their progress and Nutty forbore to mention it.
5. Christ, our blessed Saviour, forbore to preach and teach until the thirtieth year of his age, neither would he openly be heard; no, though he beheld and heard so many impieties, abominable idolatries, heresies, Blasphemings of God, etc.