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disapprove
English
Etymology
dis- +? approve
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s??p?u?v/
Verb
disapprove (third-person singular simple present disapproves, present participle disapproving, simple past and past participle disapproved)
- (intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
- She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
- (transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
- To have or express an unfavorable opinion. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Antonyms
- approve
Related terms
- disapprobation
- disapproval
Translations
Further reading
- disapprove in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- disapprove in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- disapprove at OneLook Dictionary Search
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forbid
English
Etymology
From Middle English forbeden, from Old English forb?odan (“to forbid, prohibit, restrain, refuse, repeal, annul”), from Proto-Germanic *furibeudan?, from *furi + *beudan?. Equivalent to for- (“from, away”) +? bid (“to offer, proclaim”). Cognate with Dutch verbieden (“to forbid”), German verbieten (“to forbid”), Danish forbyde (“to forbid”),Norwegian Bokmål forby (“to forbid”), Swedish förbjuda (“to forbid”), Gothic ???????????????????????????????????????? (faurbiudan). Related to forbode.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /f??b?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??b?d/
- Rhymes: -?d
Verb
forbid (third-person singular simple present forbids, present participle forbidding, simple past forbid or forbade or forbad, past participle forbidden)
- (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
- […] 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.
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
- (ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
- (transitive) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
- a blaze of glory that forbids the sight
- (transitive, obsolete) To accurse; to blast.
- (transitive, obsolete) To defy; to challenge.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of L. Andrews to this entry?)
Usage notes
- Especially when talking about a person, the expression is not allowed to is much more common than the very formal is forbidden to/is forbidden from.
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive or the gerund (-ing) when the person is mentioned from whom something is forbidden, and it takes the gerund (-ing) when such a person is not mentioned. See Appendix:English catenative verbs. Examples:
- The management forbids employees from smoking/to smoke in the office. (Active; those subject to prohibition are identified)
- Employees are forbidden from smoking/to smoke in the office. (Passive; those subject to prohibition are identified)
- The management forbids smoking in the office. (Active; those subject to prohibition are not identified)
- Smoking in the office is forbidden. (Passive; those subject to prohibition are not identified)
Synonyms
- prohibit
- disallow
- ban
- veto
- See also Thesaurus:prohibit
Derived terms
- forbiddance
- forbidding
Translations
References
- forbid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- forbid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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