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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: interdict
- to prohibit (something); make a rule or law against:
to forbid the use of lipstick; to forbid smoking.
Synonyms: interdict
- to hinder or prevent; make impossible.
- to exclude; bar:
Burlesque is forbidden in many cities.
forbid
/ fəˈbɪd /
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
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Derived Forms
- forˈbidder, noun
- forˈbiddance, noun
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Other Words From
- for·bidder noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of forbid1
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Idioms and Phrases
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
And it has a high percentage of women who say their husbands forbid them from working.
It is an article of faith with this man that there won't be any unruly behavior or, God forbid, any scenes.
The laws of physics probably forbid wormholes from existing anyway, according to Thorne.
The other would forbid more stringent background checks than those required by federal law.
I would be cautious to even pick them up and God forbid I take them home.
But step before her with my arms clasping a tin can with a geranium plant r Heaven forbid!
In some states statutes forbid the assignment of such policies for the benefit of creditors.
Many southern states passed resolutions requesting the northern states to forbid the publication of abolitionist papers.
I shall forbid it, I shall distinctly forbid it; it's a duty I owe to dear Georgie.
I shall not write any more of these diary letters unless there are further acute developments, which God forbid.
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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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