banned (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /bænd/
Definition
Officially prohibited or forbidden from doing, having, or using something.
Examples
Smoking is banned in all public buildings.
The athlete was banned from competing for two years after failing a drug test.
Certain websites are banned in some countries.
How to Use banned
- ban from (prepositional phrase)
- To prohibit someone from going somewhere or doing something. — "She was banned from the library for damaging books."
- be banned (collocation)
- To be officially prohibited. — "The drug is banned in many countries."
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