| query | To b__ something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.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. Last year arms sales were banned. ...a banned substance. No reason was given for the banning of the magazine. Opposition groups see the bannings as the latest stage of a government clampdown. |
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| word | ban |
| full-definition | verb 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. Last year arms sales were banned. ...a banned substance. No reason was given for the banning of the magazine. Opposition groups see the bannings as the latest stage of a government clampdown. If you are banned from doing something, you are officially prevented from doing it. He was banned from driving for three years. noun A ban is an official ruling that something must not be done, shown, or used. The General also lifted a ban on political parties. |
| inflections | bansbanningbannedbanningbannings |
| cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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