prohibit
pro·hib·it
(prō-hĭb′ĭt)tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its
1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid.
2. To prevent; preclude: Modesty prohibits me from saying what happened.
[Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibēre, prohibit- : pro-, in front; see pro-1 + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]
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prohibit
(prəˈhɪbɪt)vb (tr)
1. to forbid by law or other authority
2. to hinder or prevent
[C15: from Latin prohibēre to prevent, from pro-1 + habēre to hold]
proˈhibiter, proˈhibitor n
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pro•hib•it
(proʊˈhɪb ɪt)v.t.
1. to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law.
2. to forbid the action of (a person).
3. to prevent; hinder.
[1400–50; < Latin prohibitus, past participle of prohibēre to hold before, hold back, hinder, forbid =pro- pro-1 + -hibēre, comb. form of habēre to have, hold; see habit1]
pro•hib′it•er, pro•hib′i•tor, n.
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prohibit
To prohibit something means to forbid it or make it illegal.
We prohibit air guns and other weapons that might wound someone.
She believes that nuclear weapons should be totally prohibited.
You can say that someone is prohibited from doing something.
Guests were once prohibited from entering the kitchen.
The country has a law prohibiting employees from striking.
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prohibit
Past participle: prohibited
Gerund: prohibiting
| Imperative |
|---|
| prohibit |
| prohibit |
| Present |
|---|
| I prohibit |
| you prohibit |
| he/she/it prohibits |
| we prohibit |
| you prohibit |
| they prohibit |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I prohibited |
| you prohibited |
| he/she/it prohibited |
| we prohibited |
| you prohibited |
| they prohibited |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am prohibiting |
| you are prohibiting |
| he/she/it is prohibiting |
| we are prohibiting |
| you are prohibiting |
| they are prohibiting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have prohibited |
| you have prohibited |
| he/she/it has prohibited |
| we have prohibited |
| you have prohibited |
| they have prohibited |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was prohibiting |
| you were prohibiting |
| he/she/it was prohibiting |
| we were prohibiting |
| you were prohibiting |
| they were prohibiting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had prohibited |
| you had prohibited |
| he/she/it had prohibited |
| we had prohibited |
| you had prohibited |
| they had prohibited |
| Future |
|---|
| I will prohibit |
| you will prohibit |
| he/she/it will prohibit |
| we will prohibit |
| you will prohibit |
| they will prohibit |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have prohibited |
| you will have prohibited |
| he/she/it will have prohibited |
| we will have prohibited |
| you will have prohibited |
| they will have prohibited |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be prohibiting |
| you will be prohibiting |
| he/she/it will be prohibiting |
| we will be prohibiting |
| you will be prohibiting |
| they will be prohibiting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been prohibiting |
| you have been prohibiting |
| he/she/it has been prohibiting |
| we have been prohibiting |
| you have been prohibiting |
| they have been prohibiting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been prohibiting |
| you will have been prohibiting |
| he/she/it will have been prohibiting |
| we will have been prohibiting |
| you will have been prohibiting |
| they will have been prohibiting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been prohibiting |
| you had been prohibiting |
| he/she/it had been prohibiting |
| we had been prohibiting |
| you had been prohibiting |
| they had been prohibiting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would prohibit |
| you would prohibit |
| he/she/it would prohibit |
| we would prohibit |
| you would prohibit |
| they would prohibit |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have prohibited |
| you would have prohibited |
| he/she/it would have prohibited |
| we would have prohibited |
| you would have prohibited |
| they would have prohibited |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | prohibit - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" ban - prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building" bar, debar, exclude - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" enjoin - issue an injunction |
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prohibit
verb
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prohibit
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Translations
zakázat
forbyde
kieltää
zabraniti
megtilt
banna
禁止する禁じる
금지하다
drausti
aizliegt
interzice
prepovedati
förbjuda
ห้ามโดยกฎหมาย
cấm
prohibit
[prəˈhɪbɪt] VT
2. (= prevent) to prohibit sb from doing sth → impedir a algn hacer algo
his health prohibits him from swimming → su salud le impide nadar
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prohibit
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prohibit
(prəˈhibit) verbto forbid. Smoking is prohibited.
prohibition (prəuiˈbiʃən) noun1. the act of prohibiting. We demand the prohibition by the government of the sale of this drug.
2. a rule, law etc forbidding something. The headmaster issued a prohibition against bringing knives into school.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
prohibit
→ يَحْظِر zakázat forbyde verbieten απαγορεύω prohibir kieltää interdire zabraniti vietare 禁止する 금지하다 verbieden forby zakazać proibir запрещать förbjuda ห้ามโดยกฎหมาย yasaklamak cấm 禁止Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009