forbidden
- 01 B1 Intermediate
adj.not allowed by a rule, law, or social custom.
adj.prohibited by authority, law, or social convention.
Simple“Smoking is strictly forbidden inside the hospital building.”
In context“The treaty explicitly states that the development of chemical weapons is forbidden under international law.”
Synonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.the past participle form of the verb 'forbid', meaning to order someone not to do something.
v.the past participle of 'forbid', used in passive constructions or perfect tenses to indicate a prohibition.
Simple“The children were forbidden from playing near the busy road.”
In context“Having been forbidden from entering the archives, the researcher had to rely on secondary sources for her thesis.”
Usageoften used in the passive voice with 'from' and a gerund.
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Past participle of the verb forbid. Doublet of verboten. Compare German verboten, Dutch verboden, Swedish förbjuden, and West Frisian ferbean.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.