forbid
verb (used with object)
to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place.
forbids
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present tense formof forbid (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It also broadly forbids these companies from misleading or deceiving customers and prohibits confidentiality agreements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
He cited the Administrative Procedure Act, which forbids abrupt and “arbitrary” changes in federal regulations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The First Amendment to the US Constitution forbids Congress from "abridging" the freedom of the press.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
"There is a regulatory vacuum because Article 4 of the 1967 treaty only forbids weapons of mass destruction and nuclear weapons in orbit," said space law expert Laetitia Cesari.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Orion was under serious development in the United States until the signing of the international treaty that forbids the detonation of nuclear weapons in space.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
