forbid
verb (used with object)
to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place.
had forbid
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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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Some days after, the duke gave a ball at St. Germains, to which he invited the Scots nobleman, and some person indiscretely asked his grace whether he had forbid the duchess's dancing with lord C——.
From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IV by Theophilus Cibber
The elders then returned to the King, to inform him that Balaam could not come, because the God of Israel had forbid him so to do.
From A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion by Benjamin Offen
He went where mother had forbid, And said he "didn't care!"
From Goops and How to Be Them by Gelett Burgess
The Custom of the Country and its law had forbid, and he had paid the penalty.
From The Homesteader A Novel by Oscar Micheaux
Our train was not very numerous, as Omai had forbid the natives to follow us; and many complied; the fear of giving offence getting the better of their curiosity.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Robert Kerr
