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forbid

/fəˈbɪd/

US pronunciation
American sound/fəˈbɪd/
fəˈbɪd
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

fə - ˈbɪd -> forbid

Myanmar meaning

(v) တားမြစ်သည်။ ပိတ်ပင်သည်။

Full entry

forbid / fǝ'bÇd / v (pt forbade / fǝ'bæd, fǝ'beÇd /; pp forbidden / fǝ'bÇdn /

၁။ (က) ~ sb (from doing sth ) တားမြစ်သည်။ If you want to go, I can't forbid you. ❍ She was forbidden access to the club. ❍ He was forbidden to talk to her. ❍ It is forbidden (for anyone) to smoke in this room. ❍ I can't forbid you from seeing him again. (ခ) တားမြစ်သည်။ ပိတ်ပင်သည်။ Her father forbade their marriage. ❍ Photography is strictly forbidden in the museum. ❍ Abortion is forbidden by law. ❍ The law forbids building on this land.
၂။ (fml ) ဟန့်သည်။ Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here.
❏ forbidden fruit [IDM ] တားမြစ်ထားသော တပ်မက်စရာ။
❏ forbidding adj ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ်။
a forbidding appearance / look / manner
❍ a forbidding coastline (ie one that looks dangerous). forbiddingly adv
❏ God/Heaven forbid (that…) [IDM ] ဖွဟဲ့ လွဲပါစေ၊ ဖယ်ပါစေ။ Heaven forbid (that) she's fallen down the cliff. ❍ I dread to think what it would be like if, God forbid, there was another war.

More examples
  • New regulations forbidding the sale of landmines
  • [forbid someone to do something/from doing something] : Army policy forbids soldiers in uniform from talking to the news media.
  • International law forbids outsiders to interfere in civil wars.
  • You’re not going out tonight – I absolutely forbid it.
  • [forbid someone to do something/from doing something] : The situation is so dangerous that the relief agencies have forbidden their workers to go there.
  • Company directors were forbidden to comment on the crisis.
  • Hannah is a natural musician, although modesty forbids her to say so.
Synonyms
prohibit, ban, bar, prevent, outlaw, stop, hinder, inhibit, block, cancel, censor, check, debar, declare illegal, deny, deprive, disallow, embargo, enjoin, exclude, forestall, forfend, freeze, halt, hold up, impede, interdict, lock up, nix, obstruct, obviate, oppose, preclude, proscribe, put the chill on, restrain, restrict, rule out, say no, shut down, shut out, spike, stymie, taboo, veto, withhold
Antonyms
add, admit, advance, aid, allow, approve, assist, authorize, continue, encourage, facilitate, forward, free, go, help, include, let go, permit, push, release, sanction, support, welcome
Cross references
prohibitbanbarpreventoutlawstophinderinhibitblockcancelcensorcheckdebardeclare illegaldenydeprivedisallowembargoenjoinexcludeforestallforfendfreezehalthold upimpedeinterdictlock up
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