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forbid
/fɚˈbɪd/
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What does forbid mean?
verb
- To disallow; to proscribe.
- To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
- To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
More meanings (2)
verb
- (obsolete) To accurse; to blast.
- (obsolete) To defy; to challenge.
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IPA pronunciation
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In addition to this general reflection, there are considerations of a more precise nature, which forbid all apprehension on the subject.
And therefore suffereth one little children to come unto one, to forbid them betimes to love themselves—so causeth the spirit of gravity.
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God forbid, says one in Plato, that to philosophise were only to read a great many books, and to learn the arts.
“Suzanne, I forbid you to speak to that woman,” said the Comtesse, sternly, as she placed a restraining hand upon her daughter’s arm.
Another, seeing people easing themselves on seats, said, "God forbid I should sit where I could not get up to salute my elders."