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to forbid
01
to not give permission typically through the use of authority, rules, etc.
Transitive: to forbid an action
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
forbid
3rd person singular
forbids
Present participle
forbidding
Past simple
forbade
Past participle
forbidden
Examples
The teacher forbade talking during the exam.
02
to make something impossible or prevent it from happening
Transitive: to forbid an activity
Examples
The heavy rain forbade any outdoor activities during the weekend.
Lexical Tree
forbiddance
forbidding
forbidding
forbid
