ADV
strictly
Parents strictly forbid their children from playing near the busy road.
absolutely, totally, utterly
My parents utterly forbid me from going to the party last weekend.
expressly, specifically
PREP
from
My parents forbid me from using my phone during dinner.
verb
To disallow; to proscribe.
Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden.
[…] the Mole recollected that animal-etiquette forbade any sort of comment on the sudden disappearance of one's friends at any moment, for any reason or no reason whatever.
To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
Have I not forbid her my house?
To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
a blaze of glory that forbids the sight
To accurse; to blast.
He shall live a man forbid.
To defy; to challenge.
What part of "no" do you forbid to understand?
So there is a resemblance between the partie that here gives licence to come to the tree of life, and the other that forbid to come to it. The one threatned with a sword; the other promiseth to the persons that keep the condition here expressed
indicating that the occurrence of something is very undesirable
If, God forbid, there's a fire, head for the nearest exit.
May heaven forbid it: expresses the desire that something does not happen.
"Now, by Our Lady's grace," cried the Butcher, "well do I know thy name, and many a time have I heard thy deeds both sung and spoken of. But Heaven forbid that thou shouldst take a
Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden.
Wiktionary[…] the Mole recollected that animal-etiquette forbade any sort of comment on the sudden disappearance of one's friends at any moment, for any reason or no reason whatever.
WiktionarySolon also forbade the export of corn and other agricultural products, with the single exception of olive oil, of which Athens had a surplus.
WiktionaryI forbid you to smoke.
Tatoeba · #17272I forbid smoking in my room.
Tatoeba · #251755I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture.
Tatoeba · #733854i Register
In some senses, forbid is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.