Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to forbid
Participle: forbidden
Gerund: forbidding
Indicative
Present
| I | forbid |
| you | forbid |
| he;she;it | forbids |
| we | forbid |
| you | forbid |
| they | forbid |
Perfect
| I | have forbidden; forbid |
| you | have forbidden; forbid |
| he;she;it | has forbidden; forbid |
| we | have forbidden; forbid |
| you | have forbidden; forbid |
| they | have forbidden; forbid |
Past
| I | forbad; forbade |
| you | forbad; forbade |
| he;she;it | forbad; forbade |
| we | forbad; forbade |
| you | forbad; forbade |
| they | forbad; forbade |
Pluperfect
| I | had forbidden; forbid |
| you | had forbidden; forbid |
| he;she;it | had forbidden; forbid |
| we | had forbidden; forbid |
| you | had forbidden; forbid |
| they | had forbidden; forbid |
Future
| I | will forbid |
| you | will forbid |
| he;she;it | will forbid |
| we | will forbid |
| you | will forbid |
| they | will forbid |
Future Perfect
| I | will have forbidden; forbid |
| you | will have forbidden; forbid |
| he;she;it | will have forbidden; forbid |
| we | will have forbidden; forbid |
| you | will have forbidden; forbid |
| they | will have forbidden; forbid |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | forbid |
| you | forbid |
| he;she;it | forbid |
| we | forbid |
| you | forbid |
| they | forbid |
Perfect
| I | have forbidden; forbid |
| you | have forbidden; forbid |
| he;she;it | have forbidden; forbid |
| we | have forbidden; forbid |
| you | have forbidden; forbid |
| they | have forbidden; forbid |
Imperfect
| I | forbad; forbade |
| you | forbad; forbade |
| he;she;it | forbad; forbade |
| we | forbad; forbade |
| you | forbad; forbade |
| they | forbad; forbade |
Pluperfect
| I | had forbidden; forbid |
| you | had forbidden; forbid |
| he;she;it | had forbidden; forbid |
| we | had forbidden; forbid |
| you | had forbidden; forbid |
| they | had forbidden; forbid |
Conditional
Present
| I | would forbid |
| you | would forbid |
| he;she;it | would forbid |
| we | would forbid |
| you | would forbid |
| they | would forbid |
Perfect
| I | would have forbidden; forbid |
| you | would have forbidden; forbid |
| he;she;it | would have forbidden; forbid |
| we | would have forbidden; forbid |
| you | would have forbidden; forbid |
| they | would have forbidden; forbid |
Imperative
| you | forbid |
| we | Let's forbid |
| you | forbid |
Verbs conjugated like 'forbid'
forbid,
Verbs similar to 'forbid'
forban,
forbar,
forbode,
forbuy,
ford,
fordim,
forlie,
orbit,
abraid,
bid,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To disallow
- prohibit
- prohibit
- deter, bar, ban, discourage, restrain, enjoin, inhibit, restrict
Antonyms
- prohibit
- allow, let, concede, command
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
forbeodan, from
for- "against" +
beodan "to command" (see bid). Common Gmc. compound (cf. Du.
verbieden, O.H.G.
farbiotan, Ger.
verbieten, Goth.
faurbiudan).
Forbidding "uninviting" first recorded 1712.
2. From Middle English forbeden, from Old English forbēodan (“to forbid, prohibit, restrain, refuse, repeal, annul”), from Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną, from *furi + *beudaną. Equivalent to for- (“from, away”) + bid (“to offer, proclaim”). Cognate with Dutch verbieden (“to forbid”), German verbieten (“to forbid”), Danish forbyde (“to forbid”),
3. Norwegian Bokmål forby (“to forbid”), Swedish förbjuda (“to forbid”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (faurbiudan). Related to forbode. See: Proto-Germanic '
*furibeudaną', Dutch '
verbieden', German, old spelling '
verbieten', Danish '
forbyde', Norwegian '
forby', Swedish '
förbjuda'.
Verbs referencing "forbid"
German, old spelling
verbieten, Swedish
förbjuda, Danish
forbyde, Luxembourgish
verbidden, Cimbrian vorpòotan.
Sample Sentences
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[...] exist against them, they are removed, and their occupation is handed over to some more deserving person. There are a few children employed in these factories, but not many. The laws of the State forbid their working more than nine months in the year, and require that they be educated during the other three. For this purpose there are schools in Lowell; and there are churches and chapels of [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] stone cellar-steps appears, and a painted lamp directs you to the Bowling Saloon, or Ten-Pin alley; Ten-Pins being a game of mingled chance and skill, invented when the legislature passed an act forbidding Nine-Pins. At other downward flights of steps, are other lamps, marking the whereabouts of oyster-cellars—pleasant retreats, say I: not only by reason of their wonderful cookery of oysters, pretty [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Well; but is it true that they have been passing a law forbidding people to give meat and drink to those poor colored folks that come along ? I heard they were talking of some such law, but I didn't think any Christian legislature would pass it ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ And what is the law ? It don't forbid us to shelter those poor creatures a night, does it, and to give ’ em something comfortable to eat, and a few old clothes, and send them quietly about their business ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] there shivering, till morning. Nor was it possible to warm him, when he did come out, by means of a glass of brandy: for in Indian villages, the legislature, with a very good and wise intention, forbids the sale of spirits by tavern keepers. The precaution, however, is quite inefficacious, for the Indians never fail to procure liquor of a worse kind, at a dearer price, from travelling pedlars.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] of the various Professors are beautifully situated; and there is a most excellent hotel for strangers, though it has the two drawbacks of being a total abstinence house (wines and spirits being forbidden to the students ), and of serving the public meals at rather uncomfortable hours: to wit, breakfast at seven, dinner at one, and supper at sunset.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] entertainment. By way of beguiling the tediousness of these banquets, a select association was formed at the lower end of the table, below the mast, to whose distinguished president modesty forbids me to make any further allusion, which, being a very hilarious and jovial institution, was (prejudice apart ) in high favour with the rest of the community, and particularly with a black steward, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] to run among them, and think our children would not take it, as to let them be uninstructed and vicious, and think our children will not be affected by that. Yet our laws positively and utterly forbid any efficient general educational system, and they do it wisely, too; for, just begin and thoroughly educate one generation, and the whole thing would be blown sky high. If we did not give them [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] to be fascinated by her wild diablerie, as a dove is sometimes charmed by a glittering serpent. Miss Ophelia was uneasy that Eva should fancy Topsy's society so much, and implored St. Clare to forbid it.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Tom woke. Was it a dream ? Let it pass for one. But who shall say that that sweet young spirit, which in life so yearned to comfort and console the distressed, was forbidden of God to assume this ministry after death ?
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)