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# forbid

«forbid» in Mova's school dictionary: **To say that someone must not do something; not to allow it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (forbid, forbids, forbade, forbidden, forbidding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To say that someone must not do something; not to allow it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forbid/#m1)

2) To make something impossible (in grown-up use: «God forbid» means I hope it never happens). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forbid/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school and safety, rules forbid running in corridors or swimming without a lifeguard; signs say «forbidden». In stories, characters often do the forbidden thing and get into trouble. Phrases: «forbid someone to do something», «forbid someone from doing», «strictly forbidden».

### examples

- My parents forbid me to cycle on the main road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forbid/#x1)
- Running by the pool is forbidden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forbid/#x2)
- The rules forbid phones in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forbid/#x3)
- The king forbade anyone to enter the forest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forbid/#x4)
- The forbidden door was locked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forbid/#x5)
- Feeding the animals is strictly forbidden at the zoo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forbid/#x6)

### note

Irregular: forbid – forbade (said «for-BAD» or «for-BADE») – forbidden. Same meaning as «ban», «not allow»; opposite «allow, permit». Rules forbid things to keep people safe.

### In the corpora

- [For a long time making silk was a secret, and carrying silkworm eggs out of China was forbidden.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/381-silkworms-and-goldfish-two-animals-china-changed/14/)
- ["Heaven forbid" means I really hope that does not happen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/32-religion-fate-failure/8/)
- [Daniel kept praying to God three times a day despite a law forbidding it, was thrown to the lions and was kept safe.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets/9/)
- [Christians believe God is truthful and wants people to be honest too; one of the Ten Commandments forbids lying about others.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/41-dilemmas-about-truth-and-friendship/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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