verbieten.
to forbid, prohibit (someone from doing something)
Meaning & usage
to forbid, prohibit (someone from doing something)
Ich verbiete Ihnen, in diesem Ton mit meiner Frau zu sprechen.
Das neue Gesetz verbietet das Rauchen in Restaurants.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German verbieten, from Old High German firbiotan, from Proto-West Germanic *furibeudan, from Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną. Equivalent to ver- + bieten. Compare Dutch verbieden, Low German verbeden, English forbid, Danish forbyde, Swedish förbjuda, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (faurbiudan).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.