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ban
/bæn/

ban

🇺🇸 American English
/bæn/
🇬🇧 British English
/bæn/
🇷🇺 Russian
[zəprʲɪˈɕːatʲ]
Meaning of ban

to officially say that something is not allowed

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Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/bæn/
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ban

When to use ban

ban smoking in parks

Город может запретить курение в парках.

ban loud music after

Они хотят запретить громкую музыку после полуночи.

ban usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Город может запретить курение в парках.

The city may ban smoking in parks.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они хотят запретить громкую музыку после полуночи.

They want to ban loud music after midnight.

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how to pronounce ban

/bæn/

ban translation

запрещать

ban examples

The city may ban smoking in parks.

ban transcription

/bæn/, /bæn/

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ban meaning: what does it mean?

to officially say that something is not allowed

ban pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

ban is pronounced as /bæn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

ban definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The city may ban smoking in parks. Translation: Город может запретить курение в парках.

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