How to pronounce forebear
American English pronunciation
FOR-bair
- IPA
- /ˈfɔɹˌbɛɹ/
- Syllables
- FOR · bair (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What forebear means
A family member from long ago; an ancestor
In a sentence: My forebears sailed across the ocean more than a hundred years ago.
Where it comes from: It dates from the late 1400s. It means "one who came before," from fore- and an old word for someone who is or exists.
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