Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forbore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
for-bore
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of forbear

Questions

What does forbore mean?
simple past of forbear

How to pronounce forbore

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