forbid
Meaning
- (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
- (ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
- (transitive) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
- (obsolete, transitive) To accurse; to blast.
- (obsolete, transitive) To defy; to challenge.
Synonyms
prevent from
be greedy
Translations
interdire
verbieten
proibire
prohibir
verbieden
proibir
απαγορεύω
prohibeoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɚˈbɪd/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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