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verb [transitive] [often passive] British English pronunciation: ban /bæn/ 
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present tense
I/you/we/theyban
he/she/itbans
present participlebanning
past tensebanned
past participlebanned

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  1. 1
    to say officially that people must not do, sell, or use something
    ban something from something:

    The book was banned from school libraries.

    They signed agreements banning the use of chemical weapons.

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  2. 2
    to say officially that someone is not allowed to do something

    He was banned for three months for driving with no insurance.

    ban someone from (doing) something:

    She was banned from competing for two years after failing a drugs test.

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