verbieten
German
Etymology
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From ver- + bieten, Old High German farbiotan from Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną. Compare Dutch verbieden, Low German verbeden, English forbid, Danish forbyde, Swedish förbjuda, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (faurbiudan).
Pronunciation
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Verb
- (with dative) to forbid, prohibit
- Ich verbiete Ihnen in diesem Ton mit meiner Frau zu sprechen.
- I forbid you to talk in that tone of voice with my wife.
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Further reading
- “verbieten” in Duden online