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• v  refrain from doing
• v  resist doing something
• s  showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
  seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression

• With the news of Tung's landslide victory (320 votes to his nearest rival's 42), the usually forbearing Hong Kong police arrested 29 noisy protesters outside the convention center.
• Besides, a simple acknowledgement of the correlation between people's physiology and their politics could perhaps encourage a more forbearing kind of political discourse.
• Lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the .

• forbear
• hold back
• refrain
• longanimous

• act

News & Articles

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• Movie review: ‘Nebraska,’ a stirring road trip comedy
  Outfitted with delicious wit and a forbearing tone, the charm of screenwriter Bob Nelson’s Midwest-set dramedy, “Nebraska,” is rooted in its clever dialogue and novel approach to small-town dynamics.With performances cunningly delivered by Bruce Dern, Will Forte (“Saturday Night Live”) and June Squibb (“About Schmidt”), the endearing tale follows a father and son who set out on a road trip to ...
  Nov. 17, 2013 - Kingsport Times-News
• Film Review: 'Nebraska' is a stirring and heartwarming road trip comedy
  Outfitted with delicious wit and a forbearing tone, the charm of screenwriter Bob Nelson's Midwest-set dramedy, "Nebraska," is rooted in its clever dialogue and novel approach to small-town dynamics.
  Nov. 16, 2013 - The Standard-Times
• Review: 'Nebraska,' a stirring road trip comedy
  Outfitted with delicious wit and a forbearing tone, the charm of screenwriter Bob Nelson's Midwest-set dramedy, "Nebraska," is rooted in its clever dialogue and novel approach to small-town dynamics.
  Nov. 14, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• the Apostle Paul in Evening Bulletin
  Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,says Paul.
• Ismail Khan in China Daily
  We hope you show restraint and try to ensure that by no means insecurity is created, and that your patience and forbearing bring stability and security,Khan said.
• Tavish Scott in Scotsman
  Mr Harvie's fellow guest, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott, who sat next to the Green leader, said he thought that Mr Brown had been a "most forbearing host".