Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
forbade
IPA transcription: [fɚb'eɪd]
Usage examples
He forbade them to touch the wolf.
What would be your course if I forbade it?"
His courteous manner and words forbade that.
Mr. Engelman forbade me to remove the stopper.
"I thought the Bible forbade back-biting," I said.
Some years ago the emperor Menelik forbade the custom.
He forbade him to be taught anything whatever for a time, too.
His brothers forbade us to say that he was alive, threatening to slay us if we did.'
But there was still something lurking behind, of which prudence forbade the disclosure.
But there were wild words upon his lips that forbade it--suggesting only serious thoughts.