Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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forbear | Yes | No | Yes | No |
antecedent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
forbear (noun) | antecedent (noun) |
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a person from whom you are descended | the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun |
a preceding occurrence or cause or event | |
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | |
anything that precedes something similar in time |
forbear (adjective) | antecedent (adjective) |
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preceding in time or order |
forbear (verb) | antecedent (verb) |
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resist doing something | |
refrain from doing |