forbade
UK/fəˈbæd/US/fəɹˈbeɪd/
forbade is the simple past of forbid.
Meaning of forbid
Verb
forbid (third-person singular simple present forbids, present participle forbidding, simple past forbade or forbad or (nonstandard) forbidded or forbid, past participle forbidden)
- To disallow; to proscribe.
- Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden.
- To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
- Have I not forbid her my house?c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
- An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
- To accurse; to blast.
- He shall live a man forbid.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- To defy; to challenge.
- What part of "no" do you forbid to understand?
Forms of forbade
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Words that rhyme with forbade
Questions about forbade
- What is forbade the simple past of?
- Forbade is the simple past of forbid.
- How do you pronounce forbade?
- Forbade is pronounced /fəˈbæd/ (UK).
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