forbade

[ fer-bad, -beyd, fawr- ]

/ fərˈbæd, -ˈbeɪd, fɔr- /

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verb

a simple past tense of forbid.

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Also for·bad

[fer-bad, fawr-], /fərˈbæd, fɔr-/, forbid.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH forbade

forbade , forebode

Words nearby forbade

forasmuchas, for a song, for a wonder, foray, forb, forbade, forbear, forbearance, Forbes, Forbes-Robertson, for better or for worse

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How to use forbade in a sentence

Traditionally, the community has eschewed visitors and strangers to their towns, and strictly forbade outside marriage.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There are those still living whose sex forbade them to offer their lives, but who gave instead their happiness.
The Real Memorial Day: Oliver Wendell Holmes's Salute To A Momentous American Anniversary|Malcolm Jones|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2011, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a NRA-sponsored law that forbade pediatricians from asking about guns in the home.
Pediatricians Take on the NRA Over Gun Safety|Brandy Zadrozny|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hamas first forbade women from riding on the back of motorcycles, and then from riding on them at all.
Hamas: The Palestinian Fashion Police|Hussein Ibish|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Often they forbade firearms altogether within the limits of a city.
The Roots of Anti-Government Gun Culture in America|David Frum|March 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Pride forbade him to confess himself a homeless, penniless vagabond.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
That my aspirations were satisfied I do not pretend, for ambition forbade any settled feeling of rest or content.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Jessie forbade her chum to tell, by a hard stare and a determined shake of her head.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
His mind with all its sternness ever tended to clemency, and his constitutional prudence, or measure, forbade purposeless excess.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Bishop Fox in his injunctions in 1507 forbade sundry priests to hold any communication with the abbess or with any of the nuns.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey|Thomas Perkins

British Dictionary definitions for forbade

forbade

forbad (fəˈbæd)

/ (fəˈbæd, -ˈbeɪd) /

verb

the past tense of forbid

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British Dictionary definitions for forbade

forbad (fəˈbæd)