ban

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbæn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bæn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ban for 1-3; bän for 3-4)

Inflections of 'ban' (n):
bani
npl (For the Romanian coin only)
bans
npl (All other usages)
Inflections of 'ban' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bans
v 3rd person singular
banning
v pres p
banned
v past
banned
v past p

ban
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Sense: Noun: prohibition
Synonyms:
prohibition, sanction Collocations, embargo, limitation, blockade, abolishment, barring, removal Collocations, refusal Collocations, forbidding, taboo, suppression, censorship, censoring, restriction, prevention, excommunication, expurgation, law against, criminalization, criminalisation (UK)
Sense: Verb: forbid
Synonyms:
forbid Collocations, outlaw Collocations, bar Collocations, disallow, abolish, criminalize, criminalise (UK), declare sth illegal, halt Collocations, deny Collocations, exclude Collocations, banish, eradicate, repress, say no to, stamp out, blacklist, shut out, eliminate, blackball


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