/-ˈbæd, -ˈbeɪd/ or for·bad
/-ˈbæd/ for·bid·den
/-ˈbɪdn̩/ for·bid·ding [+ obj] 1 : to order (someone) not to do something
▪ I forbid you to go! ▪ She was forbidden by her parents to marry him. ▪ She was forbidden from marrying him. 2 formal : to say that (something) is not allowed
▪ The museum forbids flash photography. ▪ The company's rules forbid dating among employees.
▪ I forbid you to go! ▪ She was forbidden by her parents to marry him. ▪ She was forbidden from marrying him.
▪ The museum forbids flash photography. ▪ The company's rules forbid dating among employees.
God/heaven forbid
— used in speech to say that you hope a bad thing will not happen ▪ This is the number you should call if, God forbid, you should get into an accident. ▪ Heaven forbid that something bad should happen.






