Definitions for forbid
fərˈbɪd, fɔr-for·bid

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix(verb)

   command against

   "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

2. prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid(verb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. forbid(Verb)

   To disallow

2. forbid(Verb)

   To proscribe

Origin: From forbeden, from forbeodan, equivalent to . Cognate with verbieden, verbieten, förbjuda.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Forbid

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2. Forbid(verb)

   to command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict

3. Forbid(verb)

   to deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter

4. Forbid(verb)

   to oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army

5. Forbid(verb)

   to accurse; to blast

6. Forbid(verb)

   to defy; to challenge

7. Forbid(verb)

   to utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Forbid

   for-bid′, v.t. to prohibit: to command not to do: (Shak.) to restrain.—n. Forbid′dance, prohibition: command or edict against a thing.—adj. Forbid′den, prohibited: unlawful.—adv. Forbid′denly (Shak.), in a forbidden or unlawful manner.—adj. Forbid′ding, repulsive: raising dislike: unpleasant.—adv. Forbid′dingly.—n. Forbid′dingness.—Forbidden, or Prohibited, degrees, degrees of consanguinity within which marriage is not allowed; Forbidden fruit, or Adam's apple, a name fancifully given to the fruit of various species of Citrus, esp. to one having tooth-marks on its rind. [A.S. forbéodan, pa.t. forbéad, pa.p. forboden. See pfx. for-, and bid; cf. Ger. verbieten.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forbid' in Verbs Frequency: #932

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of forbid in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of forbid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of forbid in a Sentence

1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

2. Kaplan Thaler:

   Of course, god forbid I would let her actually fall.

3. Hamid Haidary:

   God forbid our love will harm Essa Khan or his family.

4. Marc Friedland:

   Plan A and Plan B, just in case, God forbid, anything happens.

5. Linda Losey:

   God forbid you should tell me no, i’ll find a way to get it done.

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