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forbid

/fɚˈbɪd/

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What does forbid mean?

verb

  1. To disallow; to proscribe.
  2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
  3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
More meanings (2)

verb

  1. (obsolete) To accurse; to blast.
  2. (obsolete) To defy; to challenge.

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IPA pronunciation

/fɚˈbɪd/

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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.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
And therefore suffereth one little children to come unto one, to forbid them betimes to love themselves—so causeth the spirit of gravity.
Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheThus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and NoneTranslated by Thomas CommonProject Gutenberg ebook #1998
More book examples (3)
God forbid, says one in Plato, that to philosophise were only to read a great many books, and to learn the arts.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
“Suzanne, I forbid you to speak to that woman,” said the Comtesse, sternly, as she placed a restraining hand upon her daughter’s arm.
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60
Another, seeing people easing themselves on seats, said, "God forbid I should sit where I could not get up to salute my elders."
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674