forbid

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fərˈbɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɚˈbɪd, fɔr-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fər bid′, fôr-)

Inflections of 'forbid' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
forbids
v 3rd person singular
forbidding
v pres p
forbade
v past (US & UK)
forbad
v past (US & UK)
forbid
v past (US)
forbidden
v past p
forbid
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
forbid [sth]⇒ vtr (prohibit)prohibir⇒ vtr
 In 1920, the US passed a law to forbid the production and consumption of alcohol.
 En 1920, los Estados Unidos aprobaron una ley que prohibía la producción y el consumo de alcohol.
forbid [sb] from doing [sth],
forbid [sb] to do [sth] v expr		 (command against)prohibirle algo a loc verb
 John's parents forbade him to spend any more time with his troublesome friends.
 Los padres de John le prohibieron que pasara más tiempo con sus amigos problemáticos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
forbid [sth] vtr figurative (make impossible)impedir⇒ vtr
  prohibir⇒ vtr
 Temperatures in the Arctic forbid the cultivation of crops.
 Las temperaturas del Ártico impiden que se planten cultivos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
God forbid,
heaven forbid,
Heaven forbid expr		 (really hope it doesn't happen)que Dios no lo permita expr
  que Dios no lo quiera expr
 If there ever is wildfire danger in our town, God forbid, we'll leave as soon as we get the evacuation orders.
 Que Dios no lo permita, pero si alguna vez hay un incendio en nuestro pueblo, nos iremos tan pronto como den la orden de evacuación.
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'forbid' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
nix - perish the thought - prohibit - stop - veto
Spanish:
vetar - cruz diablo - desautorizar - Dios no lo quiera - ilegalizar - prohibir

Collocations: forbid [smoking, playing, running, parking], [smoking] [has been, was] forbidden (by), forbid [cellphones, laptops, electronic devices], more...

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