verb🔗ShareTo disallow; to proscribe."Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden."lawmoralgovernmentpoliticsreligionsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command."The teacher forbade the students from using their phones during class. "lawmoralgovernmentpoliticsreligionstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command."An impassable river forbids the approach of the army."lawmoralgovernmentpoliticsreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo accurse; to blast."The teacher forbidden the student's disruptive behavior, hoping to silence the escalating noise. "cursereligionsupernaturalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo defy; to challenge."What part of "no" do you forbid to understand?"morallawreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNot allowed; specifically disallowed."Swimming in the pool after curfew is forbidden. "lawmoralsocietygovernmentreligionvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading