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Meaning forbid meaning

What does forbid mean?

Definitions in simple English

forbid Verb

— If you forbid someone from doing something, you do not allow them to do it; you disallow it. The teacher forbids you from eating or drinking during the class.

forbid

— verb (= veto, nix) command against I forbid you to call me late at night Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store Dad nixed our plans — verb (= preclude) keep from happening or arising; make impossible My sense of tact forbids an honest answer Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project

Synonyms forbid synonyms

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prohibit ban prevent interdict disallow stop taboo refuse hinder proscribe obstruct bar block veto restrict outlaw nix inhibit deny debar suppress restrain impede forestall warn say no prohibition prevent from preclude oppose foreclose enjoin defend check avoid withdraw trammel thwart throttle tabu stymy stymie spoil shut scotch scold sacred revoke reverse retract

Topics forbid topics

What do people use forbid to talk about?

Language and thought Want Ask permission

Refuse permission

What words refer to refusing to give someone permission to do something?

refuse permission deny permission forbid prohibit

Social behavior Religion Practice religion Religious purification

Taboo

What words refer to making something taboo?

make taboo forbid prohibit ban

Conjugation forbid conjugation

How do you conjugate forbid?

forbid · verb

Present I forbid

Positive I forbid

Singular

1st person I forbid

2nd person you forbid

3rd person he/she/it forbids

Plural

1st person we forbid

2nd person you forbid

3rd person they forbid

Negative I don't forbid

Singular

1st person I don't forbid I do not forbid

2nd person you don't forbid you do not forbid

3rd person he/she/it doesn't forbid he/she/it does not forbid

Plural

1st person we don't forbid we do not forbid

2nd person you don't forbid you do not forbid

3rd person they don't forbid they do not forbid

Question do I forbid?

Singular

1st person do I forbid?

2nd person do you forbid?

3rd person does he/she/it forbid?

Plural

1st person do we forbid?

2nd person do you forbid?

3rd person do they forbid?

Negative question don't I forbid?

Singular

1st person don't I forbid? do I not forbid?

2nd person don't you forbid? do you not forbid?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it forbid? does he/she/it not forbid?

Plural

1st person don't we forbid? do we not forbid?

2nd person don't you forbid? do you not forbid?

3rd person don't they forbid? do they not forbid?

Past I forbade

Positive I forbade

Singular

1st person I forbade I forbad

2nd person you forbade you forbad

3rd person he/she/it forbade he/she/it forbad

Plural

1st person we forbade we forbad

2nd person you forbade you forbad

3rd person they forbade they forbad

Negative I didn't forbid

Singular

1st person I didn't forbid I did not forbid

2nd person you didn't forbid you did not forbid

3rd person he/she/it didn't forbid he/she/it did not forbid

Plural

1st person we didn't forbid we did not forbid

2nd person you didn't forbid you did not forbid

3rd person they didn't forbid they did not forbid

Question did I forbid?

Singular

1st person did I forbid?

2nd person did you forbid?

3rd person did he/she/it forbid?

Plural

1st person did we forbid?

2nd person did you forbid?

3rd person did they forbid?

Negative question didn't I forbid?

Singular

1st person didn't I forbid? did I not forbid?

2nd person didn't you forbid? did you not forbid?

3rd person didn't he/she/it forbid? did he/she/it not forbid?

Plural

1st person didn't we forbid? did we not forbid?

2nd person didn't you forbid? did you not forbid?

3rd person didn't they forbid? did they not forbid?

Future I'll forbid

Positive I'll forbid

Singular

1st person I'll forbid I will forbid

2nd person you'll forbid you will forbid

3rd person he/she/it'll forbid he/she/it will forbid

Plural

1st person we'll forbid we will forbid

2nd person you'll forbid you will forbid

3rd person they'll forbid they will forbid

Negative I won't forbid

Singular

1st person I won't forbid I will not forbid

2nd person you won't forbid you will not forbid

3rd person he/she/it won't forbid he/she/it will not forbid

Plural

1st person we won't forbid we will not forbid

2nd person you won't forbid you will not forbid

3rd person they won't forbid they will not forbid

Question will I forbid?

Singular

1st person will I forbid?

2nd person will you forbid?

3rd person will he/she/it forbid?

Plural

1st person will we forbid?

2nd person will you forbid?

3rd person will they forbid?

Negative question won't I forbid?

Singular

1st person won't I forbid? will I not forbid?

2nd person won't you forbid? will you not forbid?

3rd person won't he/she/it forbid? will he/she/it not forbid?

Plural

1st person won't we forbid? will we not forbid?

2nd person won't you forbid? will you not forbid?

3rd person won't they forbid? will they not forbid?

Conditional I'd forbid

Positive I'd forbid

Singular

1st person I'd forbid I would forbid

2nd person you'd forbid you would forbid

3rd person he/she/it'd forbid he/she/it would forbid

Plural

1st person we'd forbid we would forbid

2nd person you'd forbid you would forbid

3rd person they'd forbid they would forbid

Negative I wouldn't forbid

Singular

1st person I wouldn't forbid I would not forbid

2nd person you wouldn't forbid you would not forbid

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't forbid he/she/it would not forbid

Plural

1st person we wouldn't forbid we would not forbid

2nd person you wouldn't forbid you would not forbid

3rd person they wouldn't forbid they would not forbid

Question would I forbid?

Singular

1st person would I forbid?

2nd person would you forbid?

3rd person would he/she/it forbid?

Plural

1st person would we forbid?

2nd person would you forbid?

3rd person would they forbid?

Negative question wouldn't I forbid?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I forbid? would I not forbid?

2nd person wouldn't you forbid? would you not forbid?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it forbid? would he/she/it not forbid?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we forbid? would we not forbid?

2nd person wouldn't you forbid? would you not forbid?

3rd person wouldn't they forbid? would they not forbid?

Present continuous I'm forbidding

Positive I'm forbidding

Singular

1st person I'm forbidding I am forbidding

2nd person you're forbidding you are forbidding

3rd person he/she/it's forbidding he/she/it is forbidding

Plural

1st person we're forbidding we are forbidding

2nd person you're forbidding you are forbidding

3rd person they're forbidding they are forbidding

Negative I'm not forbidding

Singular

1st person I'm not forbidding I am not forbidding

2nd person you aren't forbidding you're not forbidding you are not forbidding

3rd person he/she/it isn't forbidding he/she/it's not forbidding he/she/it is not forbidding

Plural

1st person we aren't forbidding we're not forbidding we are not forbidding

2nd person you aren't forbidding you're not forbidding you are not forbidding

3rd person they aren't forbidding they're not forbidding they are not forbidding

Question am I forbidding?

Singular

1st person am I forbidding?

2nd person are you forbidding?

3rd person is he/she/it forbidding?

Plural

1st person are we forbidding?

2nd person are you forbidding?

3rd person are they forbidding?

Negative question aren't I forbidding?

Singular

1st person aren't I forbidding? am I not forbidding?

2nd person aren't you forbidding? are you not forbidding?

3rd person isn't he/she/it forbidding? is he/she/it not forbidding?

Plural

1st person aren't we forbidding? are we not forbidding?

2nd person aren't you forbidding? are you not forbidding?

3rd person aren't they forbidding? are they not forbidding?

Past continuous I was forbidding

Positive I was forbidding

Singular

1st person I was forbidding

2nd person you were forbidding

3rd person he/she/it was forbidding

Plural

1st person we were forbidding

2nd person you were forbidding

3rd person they were forbidding

Negative I wasn't forbidding

Singular

1st person I wasn't forbidding I was not forbidding

2nd person you weren't forbidding you were not forbidding

3rd person he/she/it wasn't forbidding he/she/it was not forbidding

Plural

1st person we weren't forbidding we were not forbidding

2nd person you weren't forbidding you were not forbidding

3rd person they weren't forbidding they were not forbidding

Question was I forbidding?

Singular

1st person was I forbidding?

2nd person were you forbidding?

3rd person was he/she/it forbidding?

Plural

1st person were we forbidding?

2nd person were you forbidding?

3rd person were they forbidding?

Negative question wasn't I forbidding?

Singular

1st person wasn't I forbidding? was I not forbidding?

2nd person weren't you forbidding? were you not forbidding?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it forbidding? was he/she/it not forbidding?

Plural

1st person weren't we forbidding? were we not forbidding?

2nd person weren't you forbidding? were you not forbidding?

3rd person weren't they forbidding? were they not forbidding?

Future continuous I'll be forbidding

Positive I'll be forbidding

Singular

1st person I'll be forbidding I will be forbidding

2nd person you'll be forbidding you will be forbidding

3rd person he/she/it'll be forbidding he/she/it will be forbidding

Plural

1st person we'll be forbidding we will be forbidding

2nd person you'll be forbidding you will be forbidding

3rd person they'll be forbidding they will be forbidding

Negative I won't be forbidding

Singular

1st person I won't be forbidding I will not be forbidding

2nd person you won't be forbidding you will not be forbidding

3rd person he/she/it won't be forbidding he/she/it will not be forbidding

Plural

1st person we won't be forbidding we will not be forbidding

2nd person you won't be forbidding you will not be forbidding

3rd person they won't be forbidding they will not be forbidding

Question will I be forbidding?

Singular

1st person will I be forbidding?

2nd person will you be forbidding?

3rd person will he/she/it be forbidding?

Plural

1st person will we be forbidding?

2nd person will you be forbidding?

3rd person will they be forbidding?

Negative question won't I be forbidding?

Singular

1st person won't I be forbidding? will I not be forbidding?

2nd person won't you be forbidding? will you not be forbidding?

3rd person won't he/she/it be forbidding? will he/she/it not be forbidding?

Plural

1st person won't we be forbidding? will we not be forbidding?

2nd person won't you be forbidding? will you not be forbidding?

3rd person won't they be forbidding? will they not be forbidding?

Conditional continuous I'd be forbidding

Positive I'd be forbidding

Singular

1st person I'd be forbidding I would be forbidding

2nd person you'd be forbidding you would be forbidding

3rd person he/she/it'd be forbidding he/she/it would be forbidding

Plural

1st person we'd be forbidding we would be forbidding

2nd person you'd be forbidding you would be forbidding

3rd person they'd be forbidding they would be forbidding

Negative I wouldn't be forbidding

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be forbidding I would not be forbidding

2nd person you wouldn't be forbidding you would not be forbidding

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be forbidding he/she/it would not be forbidding

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be forbidding we would not be forbidding

2nd person you wouldn't be forbidding you would not be forbidding

3rd person they wouldn't be forbidding they would not be forbidding

Question would I be forbidding?

Singular

1st person would I be forbidding?

2nd person would you be forbidding?

3rd person would he/she/it be forbidding?

Plural

1st person would we be forbidding?

2nd person would you be forbidding?

3rd person would they be forbidding?

Negative question wouldn't I be forbidding?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be forbidding? would I not be forbidding?

2nd person wouldn't you be forbidding? would you not be forbidding?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be forbidding? would he/she/it not be forbidding?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be forbidding? would we not be forbidding?

2nd person wouldn't you be forbidding? would you not be forbidding?

3rd person wouldn't they be forbidding? would they not be forbidding?

Present perfect I've forbidden

Positive I've forbidden

Singular

1st person I've forbidden I've forbid I have forbidden I have forbid

2nd person you've forbidden you've forbid you have forbidden you have forbid

3rd person he/she/it's forbidden he/she/it's forbid he/she/it has forbidden he/she/it has forbid

Plural

1st person we've forbidden we've forbid we have forbidden we have forbid

2nd person you've forbidden you've forbid you have forbidden you have forbid

3rd person they've forbidden they've forbid they have forbidden they have forbid

Negative I haven't forbidden

Singular

1st person I haven't forbidden I haven't forbid I have not forbidden I have not forbid

2nd person you haven't forbidden you haven't forbid you have not forbidden you have not forbid

3rd person he/she/it hasn't forbidden he/she/it hasn't forbid he/she/it has not forbidden he/she/it has not forbid

Plural

1st person we haven't forbidden we haven't forbid we have not forbidden we have not forbid

2nd person you haven't forbidden you haven't forbid you have not forbidden you have not forbid

3rd person they haven't forbidden they haven't forbid they have not forbidden they have not forbid

Question have I forbidden?

Singular

1st person have I forbidden? have I forbid?

2nd person have you forbidden? have you forbid?

3rd person has he/she/it forbidden? has he/she/it forbid?

Plural

1st person have we forbidden? have we forbid?

2nd person have you forbidden? have you forbid?

3rd person have they forbidden? have they forbid?

Negative question haven't I forbidden?

Singular

1st person haven't I forbidden? haven't I forbid? have I not forbidden? have I not forbid?

2nd person haven't you forbidden? haven't you forbid? have you not forbidden? have you not forbid?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it forbidden? hasn't he/she/it forbid? has he/she/it not forbidden? has he/she/it not forbid?

Plural

1st person haven't we forbidden? haven't we forbid? have we not forbidden? have we not forbid?

2nd person haven't you forbidden? haven't you forbid? have you not forbidden? have you not forbid?

3rd person haven't they forbidden? haven't they forbid? have they not forbidden? have they not forbid?

Past perfect I had forbidden

Positive I had forbidden

Singular

1st person I had forbidden I had forbid

2nd person you had forbidden you had forbid

3rd person he/she/it had forbidden he/she/it had forbid

Plural

1st person we had forbidden we had forbid

2nd person you had forbidden you had forbid

3rd person they had forbidden they had forbid

Negative I hadn't forbidden

Singular

1st person I hadn't forbidden I hadn't forbid I had not forbidden I had not forbid

2nd person you hadn't forbidden you hadn't forbid you had not forbidden you had not forbid

3rd person he/she/it hadn't forbidden he/she/it hadn't forbid he/she/it had not forbidden he/she/it had not forbid

Plural

1st person we hadn't forbidden we hadn't forbid we had not forbidden we had not forbid

2nd person you hadn't forbidden you hadn't forbid you had not forbidden you had not forbid

3rd person they hadn't forbidden they hadn't forbid they had not forbidden they had not forbid

Question had I forbidden?

Singular

1st person had I forbidden? had I forbid?

2nd person had you forbidden? had you forbid?

3rd person had he/she/it forbidden? had he/she/it forbid?

Plural

1st person had we forbidden? had we forbid?

2nd person had you forbidden? had you forbid?

3rd person had they forbidden? had they forbid?

Negative question hadn't I forbidden?

Singular

1st person hadn't I forbidden? hadn't I forbid? had I not forbidden? had I not forbid?

2nd person hadn't you forbidden? hadn't you forbid? had you not forbidden? had you not forbid?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it forbidden? hadn't he/she/it forbid? had he/she/it not forbidden? had he/she/it not forbid?

Plural

1st person hadn't we forbidden? hadn't we forbid? had we not forbidden? had we not forbid?

2nd person hadn't you forbidden? hadn't you forbid? had you not forbidden? had you not forbid?

3rd person hadn't they forbidden? hadn't they forbid? had they not forbidden? had they not forbid?

Future perfect I'll have forbidden

Positive I'll have forbidden

Singular

1st person I'll have forbidden I'll have forbid I will have forbidden I will have forbid

2nd person you'll have forbidden you'll have forbid you will have forbidden you will have forbid

3rd person he/she/it'll have forbidden he/she/it'll have forbid he/she/it will have forbidden he/she/it will have forbid

Plural

1st person we'll have forbidden we'll have forbid we will have forbidden we will have forbid

2nd person you'll have forbidden you'll have forbid you will have forbidden you will have forbid

3rd person they'll have forbidden they'll have forbid they will have forbidden they will have forbid

Negative I won't have forbidden

Singular

1st person I won't have forbidden I won't have forbid I will not have forbidden I will not have forbid

2nd person you won't have forbidden you won't have forbid you will not have forbidden you will not have forbid

3rd person he/she/it won't have forbidden he/she/it won't have forbid he/she/it will not have forbidden he/she/it will not have forbid

Plural

1st person we won't have forbidden we won't have forbid we will not have forbidden we will not have forbid

2nd person you won't have forbidden you won't have forbid you will not have forbidden you will not have forbid

3rd person they won't have forbidden they won't have forbid they will not have forbidden they will not have forbid

Question +'ll I have forbidden?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have forbidden? +'ll I have forbid? will I have forbidden? will I have forbid?

2nd person +'ll you have forbidden? +'ll you have forbid? will you have forbidden? will you have forbid?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have forbidden? +'ll he/she/it have forbid? will he/she/it have forbidden? will he/she/it have forbid?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have forbidden? +'ll we have forbid? will we have forbidden? will we have forbid?

2nd person +'ll you have forbidden? +'ll you have forbid? will you have forbidden? will you have forbid?

3rd person +'ll they have forbidden? +'ll they have forbid? will they have forbidden? will they have forbid?

Negative question won't I have forbidden?

Singular

1st person won't I have forbidden? won't I have forbid? will I not have forbidden? will I not have forbid?

2nd person won't you have forbidden? won't you have forbid? will you not have forbidden? will you not have forbid?

3rd person won't he/she/it have forbidden? won't he/she/it have forbid? will he/she/it not have forbidden? will he/she/it not have forbid?

Plural

1st person won't we have forbidden? won't we have forbid? will we not have forbidden? will we not have forbid?

2nd person won't you have forbidden? won't you have forbid? will you not have forbidden? will you not have forbid?

3rd person won't they have forbidden? won't they have forbid? will they not have forbidden? will they not have forbid?

Conditional perfect I'd have forbidden

Positive I'd have forbidden

Singular

1st person I'd have forbidden I'd have forbid I would have forbidden I would have forbid

2nd person you'd have forbidden you'd have forbid you would have forbidden you would have forbid

3rd person he/she/it'd have forbidden he/she/it'd have forbid he/she/it would have forbidden he/she/it would have forbid

Plural

1st person we'd have forbidden we'd have forbid we would have forbidden we would have forbid

2nd person you'd have forbidden you'd have forbid you would have forbidden you would have forbid

3rd person they'd have forbidden they'd have forbid they would have forbidden they would have forbid

Negative I wouldn't have forbidden

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have forbidden I wouldn't have forbid I would not have forbidden I would not have forbid

2nd person you wouldn't have forbidden you wouldn't have forbid you would not have forbidden you would not have forbid

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have forbidden he/she/it wouldn't have forbid he/she/it would not have forbidden he/she/it would not have forbid

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have forbidden we wouldn't have forbid we would not have forbidden we would not have forbid

2nd person you wouldn't have forbidden you wouldn't have forbid you would not have forbidden you would not have forbid

3rd person they wouldn't have forbidden they wouldn't have forbid they would not have forbidden they would not have forbid

Question would I have forbidden?

Singular

1st person would I have forbidden? would I have forbid?

2nd person would you have forbidden? would you have forbid?

3rd person would he/she/it have forbidden? would he/she/it have forbid?

Plural

1st person would we have forbidden? would we have forbid?

2nd person would you have forbidden? would you have forbid?

3rd person would they have forbidden? would they have forbid?

Negative question wouldn't I have forbidden?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have forbidden? wouldn't I have forbid? would I not have forbidden? would I not have forbid?

2nd person wouldn't you have forbidden? wouldn't you have forbid? would you not have forbidden? would you not have forbid?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have forbidden? wouldn't he/she/it have forbid? would he/she/it not have forbidden? would he/she/it not have forbid?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have forbidden? wouldn't we have forbid? would we not have forbidden? would we not have forbid?

2nd person wouldn't you have forbidden? wouldn't you have forbid? would you not have forbidden? would you not have forbid?

3rd person wouldn't they have forbidden? wouldn't they have forbid? would they not have forbidden? would they not have forbid?

Imperative forbid!

Positive

you forbid!

we let's forbid!

Negative

you don't forbid!

we let's not forbid!

Examples forbid examples

How do I use forbid in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I forbid you to smoke.

I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture.

His ex-wife obtained a court order that forbid him from coming closer than 200 yards.

I forbid you to smoke!

God forbid!

Heaven forbid! That would be disastrous.

Once and for all, I forbid it.

God forbid that anything should happen to Tom.

I forbid you to leave.

I forbid you to do this.

I forbid you to talk to Tom.

I forbid that.

I forbid you to leave the house.

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I forbid it.

Be it hereby decreed that the municipal authorities forbid the citizenry to transport the suspected plague-stricken to the hospital, as this shall only spread the plague through the streets of our town.

Heaven forbid.

I forbid you to see this man again.

I forbid you to go!

Who are you to forbid anything?

I forbid you to come in here.

God forbid.

I forbid it, do you hear?

Forbid it?

I forbid you!

I forbid it!

Susan, I forbid it!

Positively. You forbid it?

I forbid you to see this boy.

I forbid you.

But I forbid it.

I forbid you to see or speak to my daughter again.

I forbid this marriage, absolutely and unconditionally.

I just want to get married! Susan, I forbid it!

Buck, I forbid you.

Forbid me what, ma'am?

Now, I forbid you to go hunting with your father.

I forbid you to speak to him from now on.

I forbid you.!

I forbid you to ever marry!

Your Highness, you forbid me to tell them who you are.

No, I forbid you.

I forbid you to question me.

Did you forbid it or not?

Susan, I forbid it! I absolutely put my foot down. The idea!

I forbid you to leave this house in this way.

News and current affairs

They forbid libel and fraud.

Horowitz asked owners to forbid their dogs to take a biscuit and then briefly leave the room.

Recently, for example, Turkey's government forbid the country's Kurds from supporting their ethnic kin in Iraq and Syria, whom the Islamic State has targeted for annihilation.

Why forbid owning songbirds?

But, because we are unsure that you are a good Muslim, it is easier to forbid owning songbirds, so that they cannot jeopardize your salvation.

They bar threats against, and harassment of, individuals. They forbid libel and fraud.

Nine-year-old Saudi girls chat online, disregarding fatwas issued by Wahhabi clerics that forbid them access to the Internet without the supervision of a male guardian.

Another bill in the pipeline would forbid anyone under the age of 18 from converting to another religion, and would require even an adult seeking to convert to gain the permission - subject to repeated interrogation - of local officials.

SEOUL - South Korean officials have recently realized that the United States is likely to try to forbid them from enriching uranium and expanding their country's missile range, rather than leave these issues on the diplomatic back burner.

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