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verb |
| inflections: |
forbids, forbidding, forbade, forbad, forbid, forbidden |
| definition 1: |
If a person or thing forbids something, that thing is completely not allowed. If your grandparents forbid dogs in their house, no one is allowed to bring a dog in their house. If a school rule forbids wearing shorts in school, then nobody can wear shorts.
Max's father forbids eating sweets before bed.The law forbids swimming in the lake without a life guard.- synonyms:
- ban, prohibit
- antonyms:
- allow, authorize, permit
- similar words:
- outlaw
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| definition 2: |
If someone forbids you to do something, they say that you absolutely cannot do this thing.
Terry's mom forbids him to play with the older boys down the street.My dad forbids me to touch his power tools. He says they can be dangerous.- antonyms:
- allow, permit
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| related words: |
bar, deny |
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