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Forebear is an English word with synonyms like forbear or ancestor. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Forebear in a sentence

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Forebear | Forebears | Forebearers

Forebear meaning

An ancestor.

Synonyms of Forebear

forbear ancestor ascendant ascendent antecedent root

Related words

Other words often associated with Forebear or its synonyms:

relative dominance ascending control ascendence dominant ascendency ascendance dominating ascendancy descendant preexisting

Using Forebear

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancestor.
  • Useful related words include: forbear, ancestor, ascendant, ascendent.

Context around Forebear

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

great 1× rich 1×

Often after:

believes 1×

Sentence patterns with Forebear

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a rich forebear will create 1× its great forebear but then 1× like its forebear believes it 1× sutra s forebear then that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

if lore is 1× law addresses everything 1× the book takes 1× while it contains 1×

Common sentence endings:

explain her manipulations 1× its own way 1× must be told 1× of economic parasites 1×

Words around Forebear

Just before it in the word index:

forebay 2 forearms 70 forearmed 4 forearm 252 fore 363 fordyce 18

Just after it in the word index:

forebearers 3 forebears 50 foreboding 63 forebodings 2 forebody 2 forebrain 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Forebear

  • In this selection, "forebear" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, great, rich and believes stand out and add context to how "forebear" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a rich forebear will create and its great forebear but then. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "forebear" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with forebear

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

If Lore is Sutra's forebear, then that could explain her manipulations. (12 words)

The book takes its inspiration from its great forebear but then goes its own way. (15 words)

Law addresses everything, including the concern over whether a rich forebear will create a lineage of economic parasites. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

While it contains very disturbing images of suffering and death, the Forward — like its forebear — believes it is a tale that still must be told. (25 words)

Law addresses everything, including the concern over whether a rich forebear will create a lineage of economic parasites. (18 words)

The book takes its inspiration from its great forebear but then goes its own way. (15 words)

Example sentences (4)

If Lore is Sutra's forebear, then that could explain her manipulations.

The book takes its inspiration from its great forebear but then goes its own way.

Law addresses everything, including the concern over whether a rich forebear will create a lineage of economic parasites.

While it contains very disturbing images of suffering and death, the Forward — like its forebear — believes it is a tale that still must be told.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "forebear" in a sentence?
An example: "If Lore is Sutra's forebear, then that could explain her manipulations." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "forebear" from authentic English texts.
What does "forebear" mean?
Forebear means: An ancestor.
What are synonyms of "forebear"?
Common synonyms of "forebear" include: forbear, ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root.
How many example sentences with "forebear" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "forebear", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.