Buy and Forbid

Buy

Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.

Forbid and buy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forbid" instead a verb "Buy".

Nearby Words: buyer, buying

Forbid

Forbid verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.

Buy and forbid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buy" instead a verb "Forbid".

Common collocations

love buy love forbid love
way buy way forbid way
music buy music forbid music
weapons buy weapons forbid weapons

Both words in one sentence

  • The same column detailed his attempts to buy a pet fish for Sophie which he said had to "look like other fish in case - God forbid - we have to Melvinize it".
  • Randal: ...we like to make ourselves seem so much more important than the people that come in here to buy a paper, or, God forbid... cigarettes.
  • Us, we like to make ourselves seem so much more important than the people that come in here to buy a paper, or, god forbid, cigarettes.
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