banned

«banned» in Mova's school dictionary: the past form of «ban»: it was officially not allowed — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) Banned is the past form of «ban»: it was officially not allowed. tree →

2) A banned thing is something that the rules forbid. tree →

sense 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 →
• He was banned from the team for cheating. tree →
• Sharp objects are banned on planes. tree →
• The old toy was banned because it had lead paint. tree →
• Swimming is banned when the red flag is up. tree →
• Our school banned chewing gum. tree →
• That word is banned in our house. tree →

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».

In the corpora

• It was reported that some schools first banned chatbots and later allowed them with rules; pupils should follow their school's current rules.
• Many people think tanks are too small for such far-swimming animals, and some countries have banned dolphin shows.
• Free-range hens can go outside, caged hens live inside buildings, and many countries have banned the smallest cages.
• Slug pellets can harm hedgehogs and birds, and the most harmful kind was banned in Britain.
• Black Sea dolphins were hunted for oil and meat until hunting was banned, in the Soviet Union in 1966.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «banned» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.