forebear
/ˈfɔːbeə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉबेअर
पूर्वज, पुरखा, बाप-दादा
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noun
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[C, usually plural] formal or literary
a person in your family who lived a long time ago
पूर्वज, पुरखा, बाप-दादा
- Our forebears farmed this land for generations.
- the courage of our forebears in the freedom struggle
Synonyms ancestor forefather predecessor progenitor
Opposite descendant successor
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse the noun forebear (an ancestor) and the verb forbear (to stop yourself from doing something), although forbear is sometimes also used as a spelling of the noun.
Noun forebear (पूर्वज) और verb forbear (स्वयं को कुछ करने से रोकना) में भ्रम न करें, हालाँकि कभी-कभी noun के लिए भी forbear spelling प्रयोग होती है।