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forbearance

Posted on February 6, 2015February 5, 2015 by admin

for beI rəns

  noun

1. the act or capability of refraining or holding back.
He had always had a habit of yelling, but his wife’s recent threat to leave him had taught him some forbearance.

2. the quality or an instance of enduring patiently or being tolerant.
My request is unusual, so I ask for your forbearance.

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