forbid
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
forbids;
forbade
/-ˈbæd/
/-ˈbeɪd/
/fɚˈbæd/
/fɚˈbeɪd/
or
forbad
/-ˈbæd/
; /fɚˈbæd/;
forbidden
/-ˈbɪdn̩/
; /fɚˈbɪdn̩/
;
forbidding
forbids;
forbade
/-ˈbæd/
/-ˈbeɪd/
/fɚˈbæd/
/fɚˈbeɪd/
or
forbad
/-ˈbæd/
; /fɚˈbæd/;
forbidden
/-ˈbɪdn̩/
; /fɚˈbɪdn̩/
;
forbidding
Britannica Dictionary definition of FORBID
[+ object]
1
:
to order (someone) not to do something
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I forbid you to go!
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She was forbidden by her parents to marry him.
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She was forbidden from marrying him.
2
formal
:
to say that (something) is not allowed
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The museum forbids flash photography.
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The company's rules forbid dating among employees.
God/heaven forbid
— used in speech to say that you hope a bad thing will not happen
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This is the number you should call if, God forbid, you should get into an accident.
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Heaven forbid that something bad should happen.
