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forbid
verb
-
forbid
,
forbidding
,
forbids
,
forbade
,
forbad
,
forbidden
to
officially
or
firmly
tell
someone
that
they
must
not
do
something
•
The
school
forbids
students
from
using
cell
phones
in
class
.
The
school
forbids
students
from
using
cell
phones
in
class
.
•
My
doctor
forbade
me
to
do
any
heavy
lifting
after
the
surgery
.
My
doctor
forbade
me
to
do
any
heavy
lifting
after
the
surgery
.
Old
English
‘
forbēodan
’,
from
‘
for-
’ (
intensive
)
+
‘
bēodan
’ (“
to
command
”);
related
to
German
‘
verbieten
’.
verb
-
forbid
,
forbidding
,
forbids
,
forbade
,
forbad
,
forbidden
to
make
something
impossible
or
very
unlikely
to
happen
•
The
steep
cliff
face
forbids
any
easy
passage
to
the
beach
below
.
The
steep
cliff
face
forbids
any
easy
passage
to
the
beach
below
.
•
His
busy
schedule
forbids
him
from
joining
us
tonight
.
His
busy
schedule
forbids
him
from
joining
us
tonight
.
Same
historical
origin
as
the
primary
sense
,
with
the
meaning
of
‘
to
prevent
’
emerging
in
Middle
English
.
