forbid
To disallow; to proscribeTo disallow; to proscribe.
» Smoking is forbidden in this area.
Rauchen ist in diesem Gebiet verboten.
Rauchen ist in diesem Bereich verboten.
Паління в цій зоні заборонено.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To disallow; to proscribe.
Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden.
verbieten, untersagen, verweigern
запреща́тьzapreščátʹ, запрети́тьzapretítʹ, отка́зыватьotkázyvatʹ
забороня́тиzaboronjáty, заборони́тиzaboronýty
(ditransitive)To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
(transitive)To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
command against
(obsolete, transitive)To accurse; to blast.
(obsolete, transitive)To defy; to challenge.
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Examples
300 sentencesSmoking is forbidden in this area.
Паління в цій зоні заборонено.
deRauchen ist in diesem Gebiet verboten.
I forbid you to talk to Tom.
Я забороняю тобі говорити з Томом.
ruЯ запрещаю тебе говорить с Томом.
Tom is forbidden to go out.
Томові заборонено виходити на вулицю.
I forbid you to do this.
ruЯ запрещаю тебе это делать.
deIch verbiete dir, das zu tun!
I forbid you to do that.
ruЯ запрещаю тебе это делать.
deIch verbiete dir, das zu tun!
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English forbeden, from Old English forbēodan (“to forbid, prohibit, restrain,From Middle English forbeden, from Old English forbēodan (“to forbid, prohibit, restrain, refuse, repeal, annul”), from Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną, from *furi + *beudaną. Equivalent to for- (“from, away”) + bid (“to offer, proclaim”). Cognate with Dutch verbieden (“to forbid”), German verbieten (“to forbid”), Danish forbyde (“to forbid”),
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Forms
forbids, forbidding, forbade, forbiddenSynonyms
11 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle