ban — to officially forbid something
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to officially forbid something
Pronunciation (IPA): /bæn/
Korean meaning: 공식적으로 금지하다
Korean pronunciation: 밴 (강세: 밴)
Example Sentences
- My mom banned me from eating ice cream for breakfast after I got a stomachache.
- The library banned loud snoring after too many complaints from students.
- The government plans to ban single-use plastic bags next year.
ban
VERB//bæn//
to officially forbid something

💡 Concept
A park ranger bans visitors from entering the closed park

🎵 Rhyme
The man's plan meets the ban!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/bæn/
🇬🇧 UK/bæn/
🌳Etymology
Rootban
Origin
고대 게르만어에서 유래된 단어로, '공개적으로 선언하다'라는 의미에서 시작되어 '금지하다'의 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
canmanplanran
can
man
plan
ran
🔗Collocations
impose a ban
lift a ban
smoking ban
ban on
total ban
ban someone from
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom banned me from eating ice cream for breakfast after I got a stomachache.”
😄 Fun example
“The library banned loud snoring after too many complaints from students.”
“The government plans to ban single-use plastic bags next year.”
😄 Fun example
“He was banned from the shopping mall for trying to ride a shopping cart like a skateboard.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
prohibitforbidoutlawrestrictbar
Antonyms
allowpermitauthorize
Related
restrictionprohibitionembargocensorship
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