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forbid
[ fer-bid, fawr- ]
verb (used with object)
- to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place:
She forbade him entry to the house.
Synonyms:
- to prohibit (something); make a rule or law against:
to forbid the use of lipstick; to forbid smoking.
Synonyms:
- to hinder or prevent; make impossible.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to exclude; bar:
Burlesque is forbidden in many cities.
forbid
/ ´Úəˈ²úɪ»å /
verb
- to prohibit (a person) in a forceful or authoritative manner (from doing something or having something)
- to make impossible; hinder
- to shut out or exclude
- God forbid!may it not happen
Derived Forms
- ´Ú´Ç°ùˈ²ú¾±»å»å±ð°ù, noun
- ´Ú´Ç°ùˈ²ú¾±»å»å²¹²Ô³¦±ð, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Ú´Ç°ù·²ú¾±»åd±ð°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of forbid1
Idioms and Phrases
see god forbid .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Last week, the Israeli military dropped fliers above Koawaya, telling villagers they were forbidden from having arms when they moved around in the village and its environs.
That gives the anti-vaccine message an allure of "forbidden" knowledge, making it even more powerful than if he just came right out and said what he really thinks.
Last year, while Republicans were trying to de-gay the flagpoles of our embassies, the world also learned that Russia’s Supreme Court declared the rainbow flag was forbidden in its country.
Bonta’s suit relied on the Administrative Procedure Act, which forbids agencies from abruptly changing their regulatory policies without a clear and reasonable explanation.
A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for an American academic under Thailand's lese-majeste law that forbids insulting the monarchy.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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