Meaning & use
Forbad
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An older or chiefly British past-tense form of 'forbid', meaning ordered someone not to do something; prohibited.
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Her parents forbad her from staying out past midnight.
The old bylaws forbad any construction near the riverbank.
A note on using this word
Modern English mostly favors 'forbade' as the standard past tense, but 'forbad' appears in older texts and some British usage.
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