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forbad

vb. (en-simple past of: forbid)

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forbad

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forbid
  1. v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow] [ant: permit, permit]

  2. keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude]

  3. [also: forbidding, forbidden, forbade, forbad]

Usage examples of "forbad".

Again, I was going to express my gratitude to my father, but his looks forbad me, and I was silent.