Forbid is most commonly used with from before an action. Other prepositions may appear in different grammatical roles, but some combinations are nonstandard.
Forbid someone from doing something is the standard pattern. Forbid to is sometimes used before an infinitive in formal English, especially in passive structures. By, in, and for are not standard complements after forbid, though they may appear as separate adjuncts.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
This is the most common and natural structure after forbid.
Forbidden to is common in notices and formal statements.
In can introduce a place, not a complement selected by forbid.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
By does not normally follow forbid directly.
✕ The policy forbids by using personal devices. ✓ The policy forbids using personal devices.Use from before an -ing form.
✕ They forbade him for speaking. ✓ They forbade him from speaking.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. Forbid someone from doing something is the standard pattern.
Yes. Forbidden to plus infinitive is common in formal passive sentences.
In usually introduces a place, as in forbidden in this building.
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