What does "forbid" mean?
Forbid: To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter. Have I not forbid her my house Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army. A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. Dryden.
- 3.To accurse; to blast. [Obs.] He shall live a man forbid. Shak.
- 4.To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] L. Andrews. See Prohibit.
- 5.To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not or forbid." Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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