Irregular VerbsPast tense of “forbear”: forbore, forborne
The verb “forbear” is irregular: its past simple is “forbore” and its past participle is “forborne”.
Base form (V1)
forbear
/fɔːˈbeə/
Past simple (V2)
forbore
/fɔːˈbɔː/
Past participle (V3)
forborne
/fɔːˈbɔːn/
Meaning
to stop yourself from doing something
Example
He forbore to mention it.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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