forbid

/fəˈbɪd/ verb [T] (present participle forbidding, past tense forbade, past participle forbidden)

Translation

› to order someone not to do something, or to say that something must not happen

yasaklamak, men etmek

[+ to do sth] I forbid you to see that boy again. [often passive, + from + doing sth] He is forbidden from leaving the country.687

God/Heaven forbid! › something you say when you hope that something will not happen

Allah korusun!, Maazallah!, Olmaz inşallah!

[+ (that)] God forbid that he should die during the operation.1247

forbidden adjective › not allowed by an official rule

yasaklanan, men edilen

Smoking is strictly forbidden in this area.6872104

(Definition of forbid verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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