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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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let
English
Alternative forms
- lett (archaic)
- lettest (2nd person singular simple present and simple past; archaic)
- letteth (3rd person singular simple present; archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
- Homophone: Lett
Etymology 1
From Middle English leten, læten, from Old English l?tan (“to allow, let go, bequeath, leave, rent”), from Proto-Germanic *l?tan? (“to leave behind, allow”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh?d- (“to let, leave behind”). Cognate with Scots lat, lete (“to let, leave”), North Frisian lete (“to let”), West Frisian litte (“to let”), Dutch laten (“to let, leave”), German lassen (“to let, leave, allow”), Swedish låta (“to let, allow, leave”), Icelandic láta (“to let”), Albanian lë (“to allow, let, leave”) and partially related to French laisser (“to let”).
Verb
let (third-person singular simple present lets, present participle letting, simple past let or (obsolete) leet, past participle let or (archaic) letten)
- (transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
- Pharaoh said, I will let you go.
- 1971, Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
- He could not be let die of thirst there alone in the dark.
- (transitive) To leave.
- (transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).
- (transitive) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
- (transitive) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
- (transitive) Used to introduce an imperative in the first or third person.
- (transitive, obsolete except with know) To cause (+ bare infinitive).
- 1818, John Keats, "To—":
- Time's sea hath been five years at its slow ebb, / Long hours have to and fro let creep the sand […].
- 1818, John Keats, "To—":
Usage notes
- The use of “let” to introduce an imperative may sometimes be confused with its use, as its own imperative, in the sense of “to allow”. For example, the sentence “Let me go to the store.” could either be a second-person imperative of “let” (addressing someone who might prevent the speaker from going to the store) or a first-person singular imperative of “go” (not implying any such preventer).
Synonyms
- (to allow): allow, permit
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
let (plural lets)
- The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent.
Etymology 2
From Middle English letten (“to hinder, delay”), from Old English lettan (“to hinder, delay”; literally, “to make late”), from Proto-Germanic *latjan?. Akin to Old English latian (“to delay”), Dutch letten, Old English læt (“late”). More at late, delay.
Verb
let (third-person singular simple present lets, present participle letting, simple past letted, past participle let)
- (archaic) To hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something).
- He who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine
- Mine ancient wound is hardly whole, / And lets me from the saddle.
- (obsolete) To prevent someone from doing something; also to prevent something from happening.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts 8:
- And as they went on their waye, they cam unto a certayne water, and the gelded man sayde: Se here is water, what shall lett me to be baptised?
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts 8:
- (obsolete) To tarry or delay.
- No longer wold he lette.
Noun
let (plural lets)
- An obstacle or hindrance.
- 1567 Arthur Golding; Ovid's Metamorphoses Bk. 3 Lines 60-1
- And Cadmus saw his campanie make tarience in that sort
- He marveld what should be their let, and went to seeke them out.
- 1552, Hugh Latimer, the third sermon preached on the twenty-first Sunday after Trinity
- Consider whether your doings be to the let of your salvation or not.
- 1567 Arthur Golding; Ovid's Metamorphoses Bk. 3 Lines 60-1
- (tennis) The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.
Derived terms
- without let or hindrance
Translations
References
- The Dictionary of the Scots Language
Anagrams
- ELT, ETL, LTE, TEL, TLE, Tel., elt, tel
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?t]
- Homophone: led
Etymology 1
From let?t.
Noun
let m
- flight (the act of flying)
Declension
Derived terms
- letový
Etymology 2
Noun
let
- genitive plural of léto
Further reading
- let in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- let in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, cognate with Swedish lätt, English light and German leicht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?d?]
Adjective
let (plural and definite singular attributive lette)
- light (not heavy)
- easy
- slight
- mild
Inflection
Synonyms
- (easy): nem, enkel
References
- “let,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Adverb
let
- lightly
- easily
- slightly
- mildly
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of letmælk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?d?]
Noun
let c (singular definite letten, plural indefinite let)
- low-fat milk
Inflection
References
- “let,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?d?]
Verb
let
- imperative of lette
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?le?d?]
Verb
let
- past participle of le
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?t
Verb
let
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of letten
- imperative of letten
Anagrams
- tel
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English let.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?t/
Interjection
let
- (tennis) indicates a let on service
Further reading
- “let” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin l?ctus, perfect passive participle of leg?.
Verb
let
- past participle of lei- read
Gothic
Romanization
l?t
- Romanization of ????????????
Irish
Alternative forms
- led
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??t??/
Contraction
let (triggers lenition)
- (Munster) Contraction of le do (“with your sg”).
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse litr (“colour”), related to líta (“to see”)
Noun
let m (definite singular leten, indefinite plural leter, definite plural letene)
- colour
Synonyms
- farge
Derived terms
- hamlet
Etymology 2
Verb
let
- imperative of lete
References
- “let” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse litr (“colour”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz. Related to Old Norse líta (“to see”)
Alternative forms
- (non-standard since 2012) lett
Noun
let m (definite singular leten, indefinite plural leter or letar, definite plural letene or letane)
- colour
- Synonym: farge
Derived terms
- hamlet
Etymology 2
Verb
let
- present tense of la
- present tense of lata and late
- past tense of la
- past tense of lata and late
Etymology 3
Verb
let
- imperative of leta and lete
Further reading
- “let” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- elt, etl, lèt, lét, tel
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From lètjeti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lê?t/
Noun
l?t m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- flight
Declension
Related terms
- lètjeti / lèteti
References
- “let” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??t/
Noun
l?t m inan
- flight
Inflection
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English leather.
Noun
let
- leather
- strap (of leather)
- belt
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).
Noun
let m
- colour
- complexion
Synonyms
- leit n
Etymology 2
Verb
let
- preterite singular of låt
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