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- Dictionaryforbid/fəˈbɪd/
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.
If you forbid someone to do something, or if you forbid an activity, you order that it must not be done.
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!"
Define forbid. forbid synonyms, forbid pronunciation, forbid translation, English dictionary definition of forbid. tr.v. for·bade or for·bad , for·bid·den or for·bid , for·bid·ding , for·bids 1. To command not to do something: I forbid you to go. 2. To command against...
verb. forbad, forbade, forbidden, forbidding, forbids. To command (someone) not to do something. I forbid you to go. American Heritage. To rule against; not permit; prohibit. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To command to stay away from; exclude or bar from. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
forbid meaning, definition, what is forbid: to tell someone that they are not allowe...: Learn more.
FORBID meaning: 1. to order someone not to do something, or to say that something must not happen: 2. something…. Learn more.
