forbid

Signification (Anglais)

1. To disallow; to proscribe.
2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
4. (obsolete) To accurse; to blast.
5. (obsolete) To defy; to challenge.

Concepts

interdire

défendre

prohiber

empêcher

arrêter

interdit

annuler

bloquer

proscrire

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fɚˈbɪd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English forbeden, from Old English forbēodan (“to forbid, prohibit, restrain, refuse, repeal, annul”), from Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną, from *furi + *beudaną. Equivalent to for- (“from, away”) + bid (“to offer, proclaim”). Cognate with Dutch verbieden (“to forbid”), German verbieten (“to forbid”), Danish forbyde (“to forbid”),
Norwegian Bokmål forby (“to forbid”), Swedish förbjuda (“to forbid”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (faurbiudan). Related to forbode.