Translate forbid | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of forbid
verb (forbids, forbidding; past forbade /-ˈbad, -ˈbād/ or forbad /-ˈbad/; past participle forbidden)
[with object] refuse to allow (something):environmental laws forbid alteration of the coast order (someone) not to do something:I was forbidden from leaving Russia [with object and infinitive]:my doctor has forbidden me to eat sugar refuse (someone or something) entry to a place or area:all cars are forbidden (of a circumstance or quality) make (something) impossible; prevent:the cliffs forbid any easy turning movement
The different forms of this verb are:
(forbids, forbidding; the past tense is forbade or forbad and the past participle is forbidden).
