verb · transitive · rare

admonish

admonish · admonishes · admonished · admonishing

робити зауваження, нагадувати, дорікати, попереджати

порицать, предостеречь, укорять, наставлять

warnen, ermahnen

To inform or notify of a faultTo inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.

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UK/ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/US/ædˈmɑn.ɪʃ/

» Tom admonished Mary.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
ermahnen, warnen
укоря́тьukorjátʹ, порица́тьporicátʹ
робити зауваженняrobyty zauvažennja, дорікатиdorikaty
(transitive)To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
warnen
предостерега́тьpredosteregátʹ, предостере́чьpredosteréčʹ
застеріга́тиzasteriháty, застерегти́zasterehtý, попереджатиpoperedžaty
(transitive)To instruct or direct.
наставля́тьnastavljátʹ
напоумитиnapoumyty, наставлятиnastavljaty, нагадуватиnahaduvaty

More definitions

take to task
warn strongly; put on guard
advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

Examples

17 sentences

Tom admonished Mary.
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The teacher admonished us that we should be silent.
Вчитель зробив нам зауваження, що ми повинні поводити себе тихо.
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I was admonished against being late.
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I admonished him of the danger.
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He admonished them for being noisy.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

warn or notify of a fault; exhort:

warn against danger or an offense:

To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify:

Русский

By meaning 3

warn or notify of a fault; exhort:

warn against danger or an offense:

To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

warn or notify of a fault; exhort:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English a(d)monisshen (adapted through -ishen (“-ish”) from earlier

Inherited from Middle English a(d)monisshen (adapted through -ishen (“-ish”) from earlier amonesten), from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestāre, from Latin admoneō (“to remind, warn”), from ad- + moneō (“to warn, advise”).

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