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overbærende

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Danish

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Etymology

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Present participle of bære over (med) (to be forgiving, tolerant).

Adjective

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overbærende (neuter overbærende, plural and definite singular attributive overbærende)

  1. tolerant and patient in dealing with other people's mistakes and shortcomings
  2. (by extension) condescending, patronizing
    Synonym: nedladende