FORBID


Meaning of FORBID in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ strictly

Smoking is strictly forbidden.

▪ absolutely , totally

You cannot do that. I absolutely ~ it.

▪ explicitly , expressly , specifically

PREPOSITION

▪ from

He was forbidden from leaving the country.

PHRASES

▪ be forbidden by law

Forbid is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ constitution , ↑ law , ↑ modesty , ↑ regulation , ↑ religion , ↑ rule

Forbid is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ discrimination , ↑ incest , ↑ marriage , ↑ practice , ↑ use

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .