forbid past tense forbade
- forbid past tense forbade
- past participle forbidden
/-'bIdn/ verb (T)
1 to tell someone that they definitely must not do something: You may not go to the party - I absolutely forbid it! | forbid sb from doing sth: Women are forbidden from going out without a veil. | strictly forbid: The law strictly forbids racial or sexual discrimination. | forbid sb to do sth: He was forbidden to leave the base as a punishment.
2 God/Heaven forbid spoken used to emphasize that you hope that something will not happen: Who would run the business if, God forbid, you were to die?
3 formal to make it impossible for someone to do something: Lack of space forbids the listing of all those who contributed.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English.
2004.
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forbid */*/ — UK [fə(r)ˈbɪd] / US [fərˈbɪd] verb [transitive] Word forms forbid : present tense I/you/we/they forbid he/she/it forbids present participle forbidding past tense forbade UK [fə(r)ˈbeɪd] / US [fərˈbeɪd] or forbad UK [fə(r)ˈbæd] / US [fərˈbæd] past … English dictionary
forbid — for|bid [fəˈbıd US fər ] v past tense forbade [ ˈbæd, ˈbeıd] past participle forbidden [ ˈbıdn] present participle forbidding [T] [: Old English; Origin: forbeodan] 1.) to tell someone that they are not allowed to do something, or that something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
forbid — [fəˈbɪd] (past tense forbade forbad [fəˈbæd] ; past participle forbidden [fəˈbɪd(ə)n] ) verb [T] to say that something is not allowed Syn: prohibit The army forbids soldiers from talking to the news media.[/ex] She was forbidden to see him… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
forbid — 1. The past tense is forbade, although forbad is occasionally used and cannot be said to be wrong. The pronunciation of forbade is fǝ bayd or (as if it were forbad) fǝ bad. 2. Forbid can be followed by a noun (often a verbal noun): Cars are… … Modern English usage
forbid, prohibit — The words have the same meaning, but the construction of sentences often dictates which should be used. Forbid may be followed only by to ( I forbid you to go ). Prohibit may not be followed by to, but only by from ( He was prohibited from going … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
forbid, prohibit — The words have the same meaning, but the construction of sentences often dictates which should be used. In prepositional constructions,y^r^^ may be followed only by to ( I forbid you to go ). Prohibit may not be followed by to but only by from … Dictionary of troublesome word
forbid, prohibit — The words have the same meaning, but the construction of sentences often dictates which should be used. In prepositional constructions,y^r^^ may be followed only by to ( I forbid you to go ). Prohibit may not be followed by to but only by from … Dictionary of troublesome word
forbade — [[t]fə(r)bæ̱d, be͟ɪd[/t]] Forbade is the past tense of forbid … English dictionary
forbade — for|bade [fəˈbæd, ˈbeıd US fər ] v the past tense of ↑forbid … Dictionary of contemporary English
forbade — for|bade the past tense of forbid … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
