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名詞

forbearing (countable and uncountable, plural forbearings)

1. forbearance; restraint
   • 1833, John Fletcher, The Works of the Reverend John Fletcher, volume 2, page 443:

     "As God's forbearing to create more worlds than he has, is no impeachment of his omnipotence: so his forbearing to save as many as he might, is no impeachment of his infinite mercy."

語源 2

From forbear +‎ -ing.

形容詞

forbearing (comparative more forbearing, superlative most forbearing)

1. Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering

   Synonyms: longanimous, longminded; indulgent, liberal, tolerant; see also Thesaurus:lenient, Thesaurus:permissive

   a forbearing temper

派生語

関連する語

• forbear
• forbearance
• forbearant
• forbearantly
• forbearingly

動詞

forbearing

1. present participle and gerund of forbear