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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.