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forebear

fore·bear (for·bear)

forebear (forbear)

 
pronunciation:
for beIr
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition: an ancestor or forefather.
similar words:
ancestor, predecessor, progenitor
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)forebear (forbear) ancient, colonial, evolutionary, famous, illustrious, immigrant, intellectual, literary, male, medieval, original, wild
verb + (n.)forebear (forbear) imagine, inherit, refer
(n.)forebear (forbear) + verb arrive
noun + (n.)forebear (forbear) Help contribution, descent, generation, primate, sin, slavery, stone