The meaning of BAN is to prohibit especially by legal means; also : to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of. How to use ban in a sentence.

They banned [= barred] him from entering the building. = He was banned from entering the building. She was banned from the team because of drug use. The city has imposed a …

BAN definition: 1. to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially: 2. an official order that…. Learn more.

1. to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons. 2. Archaic. a. to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon. b. to curse; execrate.

ban1 /bæn/ v., banned, ban•ning, n. v. to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: [ ~ + obj]: The two countries agreed to ban the testing of nuclear weapons.[ ~ + obj + from ]: She was banned …

To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used. It was decided to ban smoking in all offices later this year. [VERB noun] Last year arms sales were …

Definition of ban verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To ban is to forbid or prohibit something or someone, as in Fatima banned her children from using screens after 9 pm so they wouldn’ stay up all night playing video games.

• Moscow is considering a ban on alcohol and tobacco advertising in most public places and on transport. • The city has imposed a ban on smoking in all restaurants.

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