prohibit

/proʊˈhɪbɪt/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
prohibits
past
prohibited
past participle
prohibited
gerund
prohibiting

Meaning

  1. prohibir

    • The sign prohibits smoking.

      El letrero prohíbe fumar.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

verbieten

verbieten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to prohibit, to forbid."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa prohibit?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The sign ___ smoking.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a prohibit?

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