verb · irregular · intransitive

forbite

forbite · forbites · forbit · forbitten · forbiting

To bite up, bite to piecesTo bite up, bite to pieces.

Origin

From Middle English forbiten (“to bite up”), from Old English forbītan, equivalent to for-

From Middle English forbiten (“to bite up”), from Old English forbītan, equivalent to for- + bite. Cognate with West Frisian forbite (“to forbite”), Dutch verbijten (“to forbite”), Low German verbīten (“to forbite”), German verbeissen (“to forbite”). More at for-, bite.

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Forms

forbites, forbiting, forbit, forbitten

Base form	forbite · to forbite
3rd person singular	forbites
Present participle	forbiting
Past simple	forbit
Past participle	forbitten

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	forbite
he, she, it	forbites

Past simpleLesson

all persons

forbit

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have forbitten
he, she, it	has forbitten

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will forbite

Lessons 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