how to pronounce forbearance
/fɔːˈbɛə.ɹəns/
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forbearance is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of forbearance in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… stretch out the hand of forbearance and …”
meanings of forbearance
noun:
- Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
- A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
forbearance frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word forbearance occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics forbearance can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that forbearance can be often used in the following areas:
1) business and work;
2) communication, information, and media;
3) people, society, and culture;
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