forbidden

Everyday

1. Forbidden means not allowed, especially by a rule or law. tree →
2. Forbidden can describe something you are told not to have or go near, which can seem tempting. tree →

In the lessons

In school and safety, forbidden areas include building sites, railway lines and teachers' rooms; forbidden behaviour breaks the rules. In fairy tales, a forbidden door, fruit or forest usually leads to trouble. Phrases: «strictly forbidden», «forbidden fruit», «it is forbidden to …».

Examples

• Swimming in the quarry is strictly forbidden. tree →
• Phones are forbidden during tests. tree →
• In the story, she opened the forbidden door. tree →
• It is forbidden to feed the animals at the zoo. tree →
• The children were forbidden to go into the woods alone. tree →
• Running by the pool is forbidden. tree →
• The forbidden fruit always seems sweeter. tree →

Note

Irregular: forbid, forbade (said «for-BAD»), forbidden. Patterns: «forbid someone to do» or «from doing». Similar: «banned», «not allowed», «prohibited». Opposite: «allowed», «permitted». Not a number word.

In Jewish tradition

It means something God has told Israel not to do, as with making images.

Interpretation. The second commandment forbids carved images. Tradition reads the warning as a guard against idol worship.

Examples

• Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which He made with you, and make you a graven image, even the likeness of any thing which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee. (Torah DEU.4.23, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Irregular: forbid, forbade (said «for-BAD»), forbidden. Patterns: «forbid someone to do» or «from doing». Similar: «banned», «not allowed», «prohibited». Opposite: «allowed», «permitted». Not a number word.