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# banning

«banning» in Mova's school dictionary: **not allowed** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb, -ing form of ban (ban, bans, banned, banning); noun (banning)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Officially saying that something is not allowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banning/#m1)

2) (noun) The act of forbidding something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banning/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school and civics: banning phones in class, banning plastic bags. In news: banning a dangerous product. Phrases: banning of, banning someone from.

### examples

- The school is banning phones in lessons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banning/#x1)
- Many towns are banning plastic bags. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banning/#x2)
- They talked about banning junk food adverts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banning/#x3)
- Banning fireworks could keep pets calm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banning/#x4)
- The banning of the book upset the author. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banning/#x5)
- The club is banning him from the next match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banning/#x6)

### note

Double n before -ing and -ed: ban, banned, banning. "Ban someone from doing something". Synonyms: forbidding, prohibiting (formal).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «banning» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banning/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.