forbid
forbid
(fəʳbɪd )Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense forbids , present participle forbidding , past tense forbade , past participle forbidden
1. verb
If you forbid someone to do something, or if you forbid an activity, you order that it must not be done.
They'll forbid you to marry. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
She was shut away and forbidden to read. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
Brazil's constitution forbids the military use of nuclear energy. [VERB noun]
2. verb
3. God forbid
