FORBID


Meaning of FORBID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fəˈbɪd ]

v.tr. (forbidding; past forbade or forbad; past part. forbidden) 1 (foll. by to + infin.) order not (I forbid you to go). 2 refuse to allow (a thing, or a person to have a thing) (I forbid it; was forbidden any wine). 3 refuse a person entry to (the gardens are forbidden to children). øforbidden degrees see DEGREE. forbidden fruit something desired or enjoyed all the more because not allowed. God forbid! may it not happen! [OE forbeodan (as FOR-, BID)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.