FORBID


Meaning of FORBID in English

/ fəˈbɪd; NAmE fərˈb-/ verb ( for·bade / fəˈbæd; fəˈbeɪd; NAmE fərˈb-/ for·bid·den / fəˈbɪdn; NAmE fərˈb-/)

1.

forbid sb (from doing sth) to order sb not to do sth; to order that sth must not be done :

[ vn ]

He forbade them from mentioning the subject again.

Her father forbade the marriage.

[ vn to inf ]

You are all forbidden to leave.

[ vnn ]

My doctor has forbidden me sugar.

OPP allow , permit [also vn -ing , v -ing ]

2.

( formal ) to make it difficult or impossible to do sth

SYN prohibit :

[ vn ]

Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here.

[also vn to inf ]

IDIOMS

- God / Heaven forbid (that ... )

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English forbēodan (from for- and bid (II)).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.