Forbid

/fɚˈbɪd/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
2. (ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
3. (transitive) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To accurse; to blast.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To defy; to challenge.

Example Sentences

Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden.

[…] the Mole recollected that animal-etiquette forbade any sort of comment on the sudden disappearance of one's friends at any moment, for any reason or no reason whatever.

Solon also forbade the export of corn and other agricultural products, with the single exception of olive oil, of which Athens had a surplus.

Have I not forbid her my house?

An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.

a blaze of glory that forbids the sight

He shall live a man forbid.

What part of "no" do you forbid to understand?

Synonyms for forbid

Antonyms for forbid

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Word Forms

• forbids
• forbidding
• forbade
• forbad
• forbidded
• forbid
• forbidden

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