forbade


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for·bade

(fər-băd′, -bād′, fôr-)
v.
A past tense of forbid.
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forbade

(fəˈbæd; -ˈbeɪd) or

forbad

vb
the past tense of forbid
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for•bid

(fərˈbɪd, fɔr-)

v.t. -bade -bad -bid, -bid•den -bid, -bid•ding.
1. to command (a person) not to do or have something or not to enter some place.
2. to prohibit or bar (something); make a rule or law against: to forbid smoking.
3. to make impossible; prevent; preclude.
[before 1000]
for•bid′der, n.
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Translations

forbid

(fəˈbid) past tense forbade (fəˈbad foː(r)ˈbeid) : past participle forˈbidden verb
to tell (someone) not to do something. She forbade him to go. belet يَمْنَع забранявам proibir zakázat verbieten forbyde απαγορεύω prohibir keelama ممنوع کردن kieltää défendre לֶאֱסוֹר मना करना zabraniti, priječiti (meg)tilt melarang banna vietare, proibire 禁じる 금지하다 uždrausti aizliegt; neatļaut melarang verbieden forby, nekte zakazać منع كول proibir a interzice запрещать zakázať prepovedati zabraniti förbjuda ห้าม yasaklamak 不許,禁止 забороняти روکنا، باز رکھنا không cho phép; cấm 不许,禁止
forˈbidden adjective
not allowed. Smoking is forbidden. verbode مَمْنوع забранен proibido zakázaný verboten forbudt απαγορευμένος prohibido keelatud ممنوع kielletty interdit אסור वर्जित, निषिद्ध zabranjen, nedopušten tiltott dilarang bannaður vietato, proibito 禁じられた 금지된 draudžiamas aizliegts; neatļauts dilarang verboden forbudt zakazany منع proibido interzis запрещённый zakázaný prepovedan zabranjen förbjuden ที่ไม่ได้รับอนุญาต yasak 被禁止的 заборонений ممنوع cấm 被禁止的
forˈbidding adjective
rather frightening. a forbidding appearance. streng; kwaai voorkoms بَغيض، مُنَفِّر، كَريه страшен assustador odpuzující abstoßend skræmmende απειλητικός, αποκρουστικός severo, imponente peletav ناخوشایند luotaantyöntävä rébarbatif מְאַייֵם अप्रीतिकर odbojan, ružan félelmes menakutkan ógnvekjandi sgradevole 近づきがたい 무서운 grėsmingas atbaidošs; briesmīgs menakutkan afschrikwekkend avskrekkende, uhyggelig odpychający نا خواخوږه assustador respingător отталкивающий odpudzujúci mrk zabranjujući frånstötande, avskräckande ที่ไม่เป็นมิตร ürkütücü 可怕的 загрозливий نا مرغوب gớm guốc 可怕的
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References in classic literature ?
Their tempers were mild, but their principles were steady, and while his parent so expressly forbade the connection, they could not allow themselves to encourage it.
Watson made up his mind that it was a form of gambling, forbade the game, and confiscated all the nibs in the boys' possession.
On Saturday, he again appeared on the roof and Sumaira forbade him once again.