forbid
verb (used with object)
to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place.
has forbid
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present perfectof forbid (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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An extension would give the companies more time to find a regulatory solution in Britain, the only major jurisdiction that has forbid them from completing their deal.
From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2023
He replies, "I dare not on any account waken the king; for he has forbid that any man should break his sleep until he awakens of himself."
From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
You know he has forbid me; and, beside, He'll take it better from your mouth than mine; All that you do must needs be pleasing to him.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
My aunt has forbid my holding any correspondence whatever, which might, she says, be come an obstacle to the great views she has for my advantage.
From Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
I hope I may be allowed to pay my homage," says she, on a note of irony, "although the angelic Stewart has forbid you to see me at my own house.
From The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series by Rafael Sabatini
