noun · uncountable · rare

forbearance

for·bear·ance

терпіння, терпеливість

терпение, отсрочка, терпимость, воздержанность

Geduld, Unterlassen, Nachsicht, Zurückhaltung

The action of forbearingThe action of forbearing (“abstaining or refraining from doing something”); (countable) an instance of this.

UK/fəˈbɛːɹ(ə)n(t)s/US/fəɹˈbɛɹən(t)s/

» Do not mistake patience for forbearance.

Не путай сдержанность с терпеливостью.

Meaning

3 senses

(uncountable)The action of forbearing (“abstaining or refraining from doing something”); (countable) an instance of this.
The action of forbearing (“abstaining or refraining from doing something”); (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable)The action of refraining from enforcing something which is due (such as a debt or obligation) or a right which one has; (countable) an instance of this.
Nachsicht, Stundung, Unterlassen
отсро́чкаotsróčka
(uncountable)Restraint and tolerance under provocation; patient self-control; indulgence, lenity.
Beherrschung, Duldsamkeit, Geduld
терпе́ниеterpénije, терпи́мостьterpímostʹ, возде́ржанностьvozdéržannostʹ
терпеливістьterpelývist’, терпінняterpínn’a

More definitions

3 sentences

Do not mistake patience for forbearance.
ruНе путай сдержанность с терпеливостью.
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Islam is a religion of forbearance.
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Children should always show great forbearance toward grown-up people.
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