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heaven forbid

heaven forbid interjection: may heaven forbid it: expresses the desire that something does not happen.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic) May heaven forbid it: expresses the desire that something does not happen.
    • "Now, by Our Lady's grace," cried the Butcher, "well do I know thy name, and many a time have I heard thy deeds both sung and spoken of. But Heaven forbid that thou shouldst take aught of me! An honest man am I, and have wronged neither man nor maid; so trouble me not, good master, as I have never...
    • "Nay, Heaven forbid, indeed," quoth Robin, "that I should take from such as thee, jolly fellow! Not so much as one farthing would I take from thee, for I love a fair Saxon face like thine right well—more especially when it cometh from Locksley Town, and most especially when the man that owneth it...1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC
    Antonyms:
    God willing

heaven forbid meaning in Urdu

heaven forbid in Urdu

توبہ توبہ

Synonyms of heaven forbid

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Forms of heaven forbid

alternative formHeaven forbid

Questions about heaven forbid

What does heaven forbid mean?
Heaven forbid means may heaven forbid it: expresses the desire that something does not happen.
What is heaven forbid in Urdu?
Heaven forbid in Urdu is توبہ توبہ. See Heaven forbid meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is heaven forbid?
Heaven forbid is an interjection.

Words near heaven forbid in the dictionary

  1. heaved the log
  2. heaved to
  3. heavedst
  4. heaveless
  5. heaven
  6. heaven forbid
  7. heaven forfend
  8. heaven help someone
  9. heaven helps those that help themselves
  10. heaven helps those who help themselves
  11. heaven knows

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