forbid
Meaning of forbid
verb
- refuse to allow (something).
I can see why phones were forbidden
Old English forbēodan (see for-, bid2).
Information about forbid
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of forbid is: forbids.
- Languages in which forbid is used:
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Hyphenation of forbid
for-bid
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- forbid is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
forbid synonyms
Meaning prohibit:
prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow
Meaning prevent:
prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude
Meaning officially or legally prohibit (something):
Meaning ban or make illegal:
Meaning deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege:
Meaning prevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something or from going somewhere:
Meaning exclude or prohibit (someone) officially from doing something:
Meaning make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible:
Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:
Meaning instruct or urge (someone) to do something:
Meaning prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits:
forbid antonyms
Meaning officially allow (someone) to do something:
Translation of forbid
- German: verbieten, untersagen
- French: interdire, défendre
- Spanish: prohibir
- Portuguese: proibir
- Italian: proibire, vietare
Words that rhyme with forbid
Darbid, counterbid, herbid, overbid, underbid, verbid, Irbid, comorbid, morbid, planorbid, premorbid, reforbid, unforbid, unmorbid, multimorbid, turbid, unturbid
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