All 8 Uses of
forbearance
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Attendance, forbearance, patience with Darcy, was injury to Wickham.†
p. 88.9forbearance = refraining (holding back) from acting OR patience, tolerance, or self-control
- She highly approved his forbearance, and they had leisure for a full discussion of it, and for all the commendation which they civilly bestowed on each other, as Wickham and another officer walked back with them to Longbourn, and during the walk he particularly attended to her.†
p. 114.0
- he listened to all their impertinence with the most forbearing courtesy.
p. 124.6 *forbearing = patient and tolerant
- Elizabeth received them with all the forbearance of civility, and, at the request of the gentlemen, remained at the instrument till her ladyship's carriage was ready to take them all home.†
p. 172.8forbearance = refraining (holding back) from acting OR patience, tolerance, or self-control
- I told you, the other day, of his infamous behavior to Mr. Darcy; and you yourself, when last at Longbourn, heard in what manner he spoke of the man who had behaved with such forbearance and liberality towards him.†
p. 270.5
- Her prudent mother, occupied by the same ideas, forbore to invite him to sit by herself.†
p. 321.2forbore = refrained (held back) from acting
- His ease and cheerfulness rendered him a most agreeable addition to their evening party; and he bore with the ill-judged officiousness of the mother, and heard all her silly remarks with a forbearance and command of countenance particularly grateful to the daughter.†
p. 326.9forbearance = refraining (holding back) from acting OR patience, tolerance, or self-control
- Mrs. Phillips's vulgarity was another, and perhaps a greater, tax on his forbearance; and though Mrs. Phillips, as well as her sister, stood in too much awe of him to speak with the familiarity which Bingley's good humor encouraged, yet, whenever she did speak, she must be vulgar.†
p. 363.2
Definition:
patience, tolerance, or self-control
or:
refraining (holding back) from acting -- especially temporarily not collecting debt payments on a loan
or:
refraining (holding back) from acting -- especially temporarily not collecting debt payments on a loan
The word, forbearance, is commonly used in the field of law to indicate that a legal right, claim or privilege is not being enforced.