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verb
- 1. refuse to allow (something): "I can see why phones were forbidden"
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to refuse to allow something, especially officially, or to prevent a particular plan of action by making it impossible: The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16. [ + to infinitive ] He's obviously really embarrassed about it because he forbade me to tell anyone. be forbidden from He is forbidden from leaving the country.
The meaning of FORBID is to proscribe from or as if from the position of one in authority : command against. How to use forbid in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Forbid.
Forbid definition: to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place. See examples of FORBID used in a sentence.
to refuse to allow something, especially officially, or to prevent a particular plan of action by making it impossible: The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16. [ + to infinitive ] He's obviously really embarrassed about it because he forbade me to tell anyone. be forbidden from He is forbidden from leaving the country.
Definition of forbid verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you forbid something, you refuse to allow it. You might have heard your parents say things like, "I forbid you to play ball in the house!" or "I forbid you to have any more parties when we're not home!"
forbid, inhibit, prohibit, taboo indicate a command to refrain from some action. forbid, a common and familiar word, usually denotes a direct or personal command of this sort: I forbid you to go.
1. to command (a person) not to do or have something or not to enter some place. 2. to prohibit or bar (something); make a rule or law against: to forbid smoking.
FORBID definition: 1. to order someone not to do something, or to say that something must not happen: 2. something…. Learn more.
Origin of Forbid. From Middle English forbeden, from Old English forbēodan (“to forbid, prohibit, restrain, refuse, repeal, annul”), equivalent to for- (“from, away”) + bid (“to offer, proclaim”).
