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# banned

verb (past form of ban: banned); adjective (banned)

«banned» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Banned is the past form of «ban»: it was officially not allowed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banned/#m1)
2. A banned thing is something that the rules forbid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banned/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school and safety rules banned things are not allowed: banned items at airports, banned substances in sport, banned books in history. Pupils read signs: «Dogs banned», «Swimming banned». Phrases: banned from, banned items, banned list.

### Examples

- Running is banned near the pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banned/#x1)
- He was banned from the team for cheating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banned/#x2)
- Sharp objects are banned on planes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banned/#x3)
- The old toy was banned because it had lead paint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banned/#x4)
- Swimming is banned when the red flag is up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banned/#x5)
- Our school banned chewing gum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banned/#x6)
- That word is banned in our house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banned/#x7)

### Note

Double «n» because «ban» has a short vowel and ends in one consonant. «Banned» (not allowed) is a homophone of «band» (a music group or a strip) — they sound the same. «Banned from doing something».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «banned» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banned/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«banned» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/banned.html) on Mova free.