Irregular verb
forbid
/fəˈbɪd/
- Base
- forbid
- Past simple
- forbade
- Past participle
- forbidden
Usage
forbade reports a single order; forbidden needs have/has/had, or works alone as an adjective, as in forbidden fruit.
Meaning
- to order someone not to do something
Example
The rules forbade food in the laboratory.
Her parents forbade her from staying out late.
Smoking has been forbidden here for years.