verbieten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ban verb To officially forbid something.
- bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
- enjoin verb To order someone firmly to do something.
- forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
- forfend verb To stop something bad from happening, or to forbid it.
- prohibit verb To forbid something officially, usually by law or rule.
- proscribe verb To ban something officially.
Senses
verbieten is used for these senses in English:
- ban (transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
- bar (transitive) To prohibit.
- enjoin (transitive, legal) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
- forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
- forfend (archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
- prohibit (transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
ban — full definition
- verb To officially forbid something.
- noun An official prohibition.
bar — full definition
- noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
- noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
- noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
- noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
- noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practice.
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