The meaning of ban is to prohibit especially by legal means; 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. 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. To ban fraternities, to ban a book. Definition of ban verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.
Ban1 /bæn/ v., banned, ban•ning, n. The two countries agreed to ban the testing of nuclear weapons.[ ~ + obj + from ]: Jan 25, 2026while outdoor fires are illegal in a burn ban, you can still grill, so long as there's a lid covering an open flame.
Jan 20, 2026a small fire put multiple homes at risk in lehigh acres as a countywide burn ban went into effect.
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