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Uncommonforbids
The correct spelling is forbids.
How to pronounce forbids
verb
Say it like: For-bid-s
The correct spelling is forbids. 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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