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banned

BAND/bænd/

2 meanings of banned

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Not allowed by a rule or a law.

    Like a 'Do Not Enter' sign that keeps you out.

    The banned book was taken off every library shelf.

    That word is banned in our classroom.

    Similarprohibited, forbidden, illegal, outlawed, proscribed

    Oppositepermitted, allowed, legal

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  2. 2
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of ban. Use it for something that already happened.

    The town banned fireworks after the fire.

    They banned him from the club for a year.

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banned is a form of ban

ban, verb: To officially say that something is not allowed. Full entry

Forms
banbans he/she/itbanning -ing formbanned past tense, past participle
Spelling
ban → banned: double the n, add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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