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Meaning of forbearingly | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C1
fɔːbɛːɹɪŋli

Definitions

In a forbearing manner.

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Examples

“He shrugged forbearingly, and stared at a framed photograph of Monsieur Cordier on the mantelpiece.”
“The important point here is not so much that the British treated him forbearingly as that he was always able to command publicity, Orwell wrote.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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