forbid
verb (used with object)
to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place.
will forbid
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future tenseof forbid.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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According to the decree, Russia will forbid the export of products and raw materials to people and entities that it has sanctioned.
From Reuters ● May 3, 2022
By 2030, Maine will forbid selling products that use PFASs unless regulators determine their use is “currently unavoidable.”
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 27, 2021
The new rules will forbid members from serving as captains on athletic teams or as leaders of officially recognized clubs, and from receiving endorsement letters from deans.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2016
Often, as Pinterest’s do, terms of service will forbid class-action lawsuits, dictating that all disputes instead be settled by individual arbitration, and even decreeing that the company will get to choose the forum.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2014
The officer said to me, 'Monsieur Follenvie, you will forbid them to harness the horses for these travelers to-morrow morning.
From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories by Guy de Maupassant
