forbade

Also for·bad

[fer-bad, -beyd, fawr-]

verb

1. a simple past tense of forbid.

forbade

/ fəˈbæd, -ˈbeɪd, fəˈbæd /

verb

1. the past tense of forbid

Example Sentences

England’s king forbade English ships from providing any relief.

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When Gandhi began his salt march he forbade women from joining, but several female leaders eventually convinced him to accord them a greater role.

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“She told Benefo that he didn’t have enough heart to give to another—and forbade him from marrying. She told him that until he fixed himself, any wife he took would die painfully.”

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It also forbade the use of federal funds for anything that discriminated against anyone, and authorized the federal government to enforce the integration of schools and penalize schools that didn’t comply.

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"She said her parents forbade her from going anywhere near Xinjiang and did not want to engage further."

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Related Words

• ban 
• block 
• cancel 
• censor 
• deny 
• deprive 
• disallow 
• enjoin 
• exclude 
• freeze 
• halt 
• hinder 
• impede 
• inhibit 
• oppose 
• preclude 
• prevent 
• proscribe 
• restrain 
• restrict