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What (who) is Forbid - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Forbid; Forbidden (disambiguation); Forbidden (film); Forbidden (novel); Forbidden (song); Forbidden (album)
Forbid
·- of Forbid.
IV. Forbid ·vt To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.
VII. Forbid ·vt To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
forbid
¦ verb (forbids, forbidding; past forbade -'bad, -'be?d or forbad; past participle forbidden)
1. refuse to allow.
order not to do.
2. make impossible; prevent: the cliffs forbid any easy turning movement.
3. [as adjective forbidden] Physics (of a quantum transition) contrary to a selection rule.
Phrases
the forbidden degrees the number of steps of descent from the same ancestor that bar two related people from marrying.
forbidden fruit a thing that is desired all the more because it is not allowed. [with biblical allusion to Gen. 2:17.]
God (or Heaven) forbid expressing a fervent wish that something does not happen.
Origin
forbid
v. (formal)
1) to forbid categorically, expressly, outright
2) (H) she has forbidden him to smoke in her presence; I forbid you to take the car
Examples of use of Forbid
1. "I would completely forbid the use of Jacuzzis," she said.
2. Islam is interpreted to forbid any illustrations of Prophet Muhammad.
3. Heaven forbid they recognize institutions bearing the state flag.
4. God forbid anyone ever gets help with pronunciation.
5. Don‘t be – heaven forbid – the only man in the cabinet.