Dictionary Entry
forbid
forbid is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Forbid. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1
of Forbid
- 2transitive verb
To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
- 3transitive verb
To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.
- 4transitive verb
To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
- 5transitive verb
To accurse; to blast.
- 6transitive verb
To defy; to challenge.
- 7intransitive verb
To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder.
- 8verb
command against
"I forbid you to call me late at night"
"Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
- 9verb
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
"Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
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