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Uncommonforbid
The correct spelling is forbid.
How to pronounce forbid
/fəˈbɪd/
verbIPA: /fəˈbɪd/
Say it like: For-bid
The correct spelling is forbid. To disallow; to proscribe. For example: "Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden."
Usage Examples
“Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden.”
“An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.”
“What part of "no" do you forbid to understand?”
Definition
verb
- 1.To disallow; to proscribe.
- 2.(ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
- 3.To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
- 4.To accurse; to blast.
- 5.To defy; to challenge.
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