# forbade

Pronunciation: say "fur-BAD" /fə(ɹ)ˈbæd/

## Verb

1. Past tense of forbid. — simple past of forbid
   - Simple: Past tense of forbid. Use this form when someone told another person in the past that they could not do something.
   - _The new policy forbade employees from discussing their salaries with one another._
   - _Tradition forbade the family from speaking the king's name aloud._

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