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forbearance

/fɔːˈbeərəns/noun

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सहनशीलता, धैर्य, संयम, क्षमाशीलता

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    the quality of being patient and able to control yourself when somebody annoys you or when you have a right to act

    सहनशीलता, धैर्य, संयम, क्षमाशीलता

    • The teacher showed great forbearance with the rude student.
    • The bank exercised forbearance and did not seize the farm.
    • I thank you for your forbearance while the work was being completed.
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    • The landlord showed forbearance and allowed the family extra time to pay.
    • It takes forbearance to listen calmly to unfair criticism.

    Synonyms patience tolerance restraint self-control leniency

    Opposite impatience intolerance anger harshness

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for·bear·ance

With -ance (not -ence) and no e after for- (not 'forebearance').

अंत में -ance (-ence नहीं) और for- के बाद e नहीं ('forebearance' गलत है)।

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forbear or forebear?

Forbear (verb, /fɔːˈbeə/, forbore, forborne) means to hold back from doing something: 'He forbore to mention the debt.' Forebear (noun, /ˈfɔːbeə/, with the extra e) means an ancestor: 'our forebears'. The noun forbearance belongs to the verb. Patience with others is forbearance; your grandfather is a forebear.

Forbear (verb, /fɔːˈbeə/, forbore, forborne) का अर्थ 'कुछ करने से खुद को रोकना' है: 'He forbore to mention the debt'। Forebear (noun, /ˈfɔːbeə/, अतिरिक्त e के साथ) का अर्थ 'पूर्वज' है: 'our forebears'। Noun forbearance, verb से जुड़ा है। दूसरों के प्रति धैर्य forbearance है; आपके दादा forebear।

The forbearance/forebear pair is a spelling item.

Forbearance और forebear की जोड़ी spelling में आती है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Show forbearance, exercise forbearance; in banking, loan forbearance means delaying repayment demands.

Collocations: show forbearance, exercise forbearance; बैंकिंग में loan forbearance का अर्थ 'चुकौती की माँग टालना' है।