ban
verb/bæn/
/bæn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ban | /bæn/ /bæn/ |
| he / she / it bans | /bænz/ /bænz/ |
| past simple banned | /bænd/ /bænd/ |
| past participle banned | /bænd/ /bænd/ |
| -ing form banning | /ˈbænɪŋ/ /ˈbænɪŋ/ |
- to decide or say officially that something is not allowed synonym prohibit
- ban something This law bans the use of dangerous pesticides.
- a list of banned substances
- The use of these chemicals in homes was banned outright by the government in 2000.
- ban something from something a campaign to ban sugary drinks from schools
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationb1- Chemical weapons are banned internationally.
- Congress has voted to ban online gambling.
- MPs voted to ban hunting with dogs.
- There's been a move to ban tobacco advertising.
- He claimed that the government had tried to ban the book.
- Trade in tiger products is banned under the convention.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- formally
- officially
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- from
- an attempt to ban something
- a move to ban something
- a decision to ban something
- …
- [usually passive] to order somebody not to do something, go somewhere, etc., especially officially
- be banned from something He was banned from the meeting.
- She was banned from the road for ten months for drinking and driving.
- be banned from doing something She's been banned from leaving the country while the allegations are investigated.
- (British English) He was banned from driving for six months.
- be banned The sprinter has been banned for life after failing a drugs test.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- formally
- officially
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- from
- an attempt to ban something
- a move to ban something
- a decision to ban something
- …
Word OriginOld English bannan ‘summon by a public proclamation’, of Germanic origin, reinforced by Old Norse banna ‘curse, prohibit’; the noun is partly from Old French ban ‘proclamation, summons, banishment’.
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