forborne forbore • forbow · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · forborne · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) refrain from doing. Synonyms: forbear, hold back. Example: "She forbore a snicker." · · Verb Definition 1 (verb) resist doing something. Synonyms: refrain, forbear. Examples: "He refrained from hitting him back." "She could not forbear weeping." · · Verb Definition 2 Synonyms · · · forbear · · Synonym 1 hold back · · Synonym 2 refrain · · Synonym 3 Characters · · b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072