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    forbid

    US /fərˈbɪd/

    ・

    UK /fəˈbɪd/

    B1
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo order someone not to do something
    His parents forbid him from seeing that girl again

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    BELIEVE IN YOURSELF - Motivational Video (ft. Jaret Grossman & Eric Thomas)

    04:10BELIEVE IN YOURSELF - Motivational Video (ft. Jaret Grossman & Eric Thomas)
    • if you were God forbid in a coma

      if you were God forbid in a coma

    • If you were, God forbid, in a coma and you woke up and you didn't really have a memory,

      If you were, God forbid, in a coma and you woke up and you didn't really have a memory,

    A2

    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • And look, even in the humanitarian crisis and I think we should be ready, congressman, to intervene, God forbid there is a genocide, but

      And look, even in the humanitarian crisis and I think we should be ready, congressman, to intervene, God forbid there is a genocide, but

    • And look, even in the humanitarian crisis and I think we should be ready, Congressman, to intervene, God forbid there is a genocide, but

      And look, even in the humanitarian crisis and I think we should be ready, Congressman, to intervene, God forbid there is a genocide, but

    B1

    Self-Esteem

    05:37Self-Esteem
    • It's a piece of extreme bad luck and a matter for particular commiseration and assistance if ever our peer group produces someone who starts a billion-dollar company or, God forbid, ends up running the country.

      It's a piece of extreme bad luck and a matter for particular commiseration and assistance if ever our peer group produces someone who starts a billion-dollar company or, God forbid, ends up running the country.

    • God forbid, ends up running the country.

      God forbid, ends up running the country.

    B1

    Casually Explained: Bitcoin

    10:38Casually Explained: Bitcoin
    • Because if you go on crypto Twitter, God forbid, there's no more common way to dismiss Bitcoin skeptics than simply saying, do the work.

      Because if you go on crypto Twitter, God forbid, there's no more common way to dismiss Bitcoin skeptics than simply saying, do the work.

    • I fear the man who's read one crypto white paper a thousand times." Because if you go on crypto Twitter, God forbid, there's no more common way to dismiss Bitcoin skeptics than simply saying, "Do the work." So a few years ago, that led me to set aside a day to really dive into and study the Bitcoin white paper.

      I fear the man who's read one crypto white paper a thousand times." Because if you go on crypto Twitter, God forbid, there's no more common way to dismiss Bitcoin skeptics than simply saying, "Do the work." So a few years ago, that led me to set aside a day to really dive into and study the Bitcoin white paper.

    B1

    The Ocean Chooses Moana | Disney Princess

    02:03The Ocean Chooses Moana | Disney Princess
    • To protect our people, the ancient chiefs forbid voyaging and now we have forgotten who we are.

      To protect our people, the ancient chiefs forbid voyaging and now we have forgotten who we are.

    • To protect our people, the ancient chiefs forbid voyaging, and now we have forgotten who we are.

      To protect our people, the ancient chiefs forbid voyaging, and now we have forgotten who we are.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • God forbid!" "She died a woman," said the ghost, "and had, as I think, children." "One child!" Scrooge returned.

      God forbid!" "She died a woman," said the ghost, "and had, as I think, children." "One child!" Scrooge returned.

    • “So she had,” cried Scrooge. “You’re right.  I will not gainsay it, Spirit. God forbid!”

      “So she had,” cried Scrooge. “You’re right.  I will not gainsay it, Spirit. God forbid!”

    B2

    SORRY! Why Canadians say “sorry” so much

    10:33SORRY! Why Canadians say “sorry” so much
    • If I'm at a supermarket or, god forbid, I'm in a mall, I hate those things, and I'm walking and there's someone in front of me that is in my way, I usually, usually, usually, usually go, hey, man, I'm sorry.

      If I'm at a supermarket or, god forbid, I'm in a mall, I hate those things, and I'm walking and there's someone in front of me that is in my way, I usually, usually, usually, usually go, hey, man, I'm sorry.

    • If I'm at a supermarket or, God forbid, I'm in a mall - I hate those things - and I'm walking,

      If I'm at a supermarket or, God forbid, I'm in a mall - I hate those things - and I'm walking,

    A2

    Are You Ready for a Recession?

    08:16Are You Ready for a Recession?
    • If, God forbid, you become unable to make monthly payments on a credit card with 20% interest, that can balloon into a monster by the time the recession's over.

      If, God forbid, you become unable to make monthly payments on a credit card with 20% interest, that can balloon into a monster by the time the recession's over.

    • If, God forbid, you become unable to make monthly payments on a credit card with 20% interest, that can balloon into a monster by the time the recession's over.

      If, God forbid, you become unable to make monthly payments on a credit card with 20% interest, that can balloon into a monster by the time the recession's over.

    B1

    Covid inquiry: Did Boris Johnson do too little, too late? | BBC Question Time

    17:53Covid inquiry: Did Boris Johnson do too little, too late? | BBC Question Time
    • But what we must do is ensure that we actually learn the lessons that this Covid inquiry is providing for us so that God forbid this should ever happen again.

      But what we must do is ensure that we actually learn the lessons that this Covid inquiry is providing for us so that God forbid this should ever happen again.

    • But what we must do is ensure that we actually learn the lessons that this Covid inquiry is providing for us, so that God forbid this should ever happen again, whoever is in government are fully prepared and those mistakes are not repeated.

      But what we must do is ensure that we actually learn the lessons that this Covid inquiry is providing for us, so that God forbid this should ever happen again, whoever is in government are fully prepared and those mistakes are not repeated.

    B1

    IELTS Speaking test band score 9 with feedback 2022

    20:22IELTS Speaking test band score 9 with feedback 2022
    • Uh, like, uh, first of all, the government has to take some steps to just take care of some animals or establish some rules, uh, to forbid some acts which can harm the animals or their lives.

      Uh, like, uh, first of all, the government has to take some steps to just take care of some animals or establish some rules, uh, to forbid some acts which can harm the animals or their lives.

    • Uh, like, uh, first of all, the government has to take some steps to just take care of some animals or establish some rules, uh, to forbid some acts which can harm the animals or their lives.

      Uh, like, uh, first of all, the government has to take some steps to just take care of some animals or establish some rules, uh, to forbid some acts which can harm the animals or their lives.

    A2