english
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verb
prohibit:
I forbid you to go today.
Simple Definitions
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forbid
to tell someone in a very strong way that they must not do something or that something is not allowed:
• His doctor had strictly forbidden him to drink alcohol. • It is forbidden to say such things.
not allow
to say that someone must not do or have something, and stop them doing or having it:
• The company does not allow smoking inside the building. • Mobile phones are not allowed in school.
not let
[ not in passive ] to not allow someone to do something. Not let is more informal than not allow:
• My parents won’t let me stay out later than 11 o'clock.
not permit
[ usually passive ] if something is not permitted, a rule or law says that you must not do it. Not permit is more formal than not allow:
• Candidates are not permitted to use dictionaries in this examination. • Parking is not permitted here after 8 am.
ban
to say officially that people must not do or have something:
• Parliament decided to ban fox-hunting. • The book was banned in many countries.
prohibit
to say officially that an action is illegal and make a law or rule about this:
• Acts of vandalism are prohibited.
bar
[ usually passive ] to not allow someone to enter a place or do something, especially by preventing it officially:
• Foreign journalists were barred from entering the country.
proscribe
formal to say officially that people are not allowed to do something:
• The law proscribes discrimination in the workplace.
Longman-Thesaurus
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see GOD FORBID.
American Heritage Idioms
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verb ADV. strictly Smoking is strictly forbidden. | absolutely, totally, utterly You cannot do that. I absolutely forbid it. | expressly, specifically PREP. from He was forbidden from leaving the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary