forebear
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This word may also be spelled "forbear" and it is often used in the plural.
forebear(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (relative)
a. el antepasado (M), la antepasada (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This pocket watch belonged to one of my forebears.Este reloj de bolsillo perteneció a uno de mis antepasados.
b. el ancestro (M), la ancestra (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Ernesto knows nothing about his forebears because he was adopted.Ernesto no sabe nada de sus ancestros porque fue adoptado.
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