forebear
An ancestorAn ancestor.
» Our diabetes comes from our forebears.
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1 sensesAn ancestor.
[1906] 2004, Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville, Ethel Wedgwood tr. Sirs, I am quite sure that the King of England's forbears rightly and justly lost the conquered lands that I hold […]
Vorfahr, Ahn, Vorfahre
предше́ственникpredšéstvennik, пре́докprédok
пре́докprédok
- a person from whom you are descended
Examples
4 sentencesOur diabetes comes from our forebears.
One doesn't always follow one's forebears nor father.
Farmers today use technology not available to their forebears, to maximise yields from their crops and livestock.
ruСегодня фермеры используют технологии, недоступные их предкам, чтобы собрать самый щедрый урожай и получить максимальную выгоду от животноводства. — odexed
deLandwirte nutzen heutzutage Technologien zur Ertragssteigerung bei Feldbau und Tierhaltung, die ihren Vorfahren noch nicht zur Verfügung standen. — raggione
Unless you’re African, your skin probably carries traces of your Neanderthal forebears.
Translations
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Origin
Late 15th century, from fore- + beer (“one who is or exists”, literally “be-er”).Late 15th century, from fore- + beer (“one who is or exists”, literally “be-er”).
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