forbid
verb (used with object)
to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place.
had forbade
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past perfectof forbid.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The royal family, the government and the Church of England had forbade a marriage.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2017
I had often looked towards the gallery door, during the night, for the means of escape; but my police friend had forbade my moving before his return.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 by Various
This excited no suspicion, since she herself had forbade the priest entering the convent, unless any of the sisters were sick.
From Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1 by Wilhelm Meinhold
Such honor as they had forbade them to change sides and fight for the Little Parisian.
From The Duke's Motto A Melodrama by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
His sense of duty and reverence for office had forbade his acting against the new commissioner, personally.
From The Wilderness Trail by Frank Williams
