ban

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /bæn/
• SAMPA: /b{n/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form ban

Third-person singular bans

Past tense banned

Past participle banned

Present participle banning

1. (transitive) If you ban someone, you disallow or block someone from doing something.

   The girl was banned from joining the market.

Synonyms

• forbid
• prohibit
• disallow
• bar

Noun

Singular ban

Plural bans

1. (countable) A ban is a rule that stops something from happening; a prohibition from something.

   The school's ban on candy will make everyone healthier.