forbid

//fərˈbɪd//
B2Frequency Level 9Neutral
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Verb

forbidInfinitive
forbidPresent tense
forbadePast tense
forbiddenPast participle
forbiddingPresent participle
forbidsThird-person singular
1

To order someone not to do something, or to order that something must not be done.

The school forbids students from using mobile phones in class.

2

To make something impossible or prevent it from happening.

The heavy snow forbids any travel in the mountains.

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