"forbid forbade forbad" in German to forbid {forbade, forbad etw. verbieten etw. untersagen verhindern Detailed translations for "forbid forbade forbad" to forbid {forbade, forbad 1. adminstration to forbid {forbade, forbad(also: forbidden} sth., to prohibit sth., to ban sth.) etw. verbieten to forbid {forbade, forbad(also: forbidden} sth., to prohibit sth., to ban sth.) etw. untersagen{transitive verb} 2. other to forbid {forbade, forbad(also: to hinder, to evade sth., to thwart, to circumvent) verhindern