No. 2,853 in German
verbieten
To forbid or prohibit.
In a sentence
Die Schule verbietet das Rauchen auf dem gesamten Gelände.
The school forbids smoking on the entire premises.
Here, 'verbieten' is used to imply an official rule or prohibition in a formal setting.
Er wollte mir verbieten, mit meinen Freunden auszugehen.
He wanted to forbid me from going out with my friends.
In this sentence, 'verbieten' expresses a personal prohibition imposed by an individual on someone else.
Es ist verboten, hier zu parken.
It is forbidden to park here.
The form 'verboten' (past participle of 'verbieten') is used as an adjective to describe a restriction or rule.
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