forbid
🇺🇸
/fərˈbɪd/
🇬🇧
/fəˈbɪd/
verb
B2
to tell someone not to do something
I forbid you from going out after dark for your safety.
R
to make something not possible
The small room size will forbid adding more furniture for now.
translation
to tell someone not to do something; to make something not possible
Word Forms
3rd Present
forbids
Past
forbade
Perfect
forbidden
Progressive
forbidding