berate
berate · berates · berated · berating
лаяти, сварити, ганити
ругать, поносить, бранить
beschimpfen, schelten, ausschimpfen, ausschelten
To chide or scold vehementlyTo chide or scold vehemently.
/bɪˈɹeɪt/
» Tom berated Mary.
Том отругал Мэри.
Meaning
1 sensesTo chide or scold vehemently.
What society tells people that they can “do whatever they want” to dissidents, and yet berates anyone for treating them well?
ausschelten, ausschimpfen, beschimpfen
руга́тьrugátʹ, брани́тьbranítʹ, поноси́тьponosítʹ
ла́ятиlájaty, гани́тиhanýty, свари́тиsvarýty
More definitions
- censure severely or angrily
Examples
17 sentencesTom berated Mary.
ruТом отругал Мэри. — sharptoothed
Tom berated me.
ruТом обругал меня. — sharptoothed
I berated Tom.
ruЯ отругал Тома. — Wezel
Stop berating him, he didn't do it on purpose.
If you berate me like that again, I will quit.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
chide vehemently:
Русский
By meaning 1
chide vehemently:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
chide vehemently:
Forms
berates, berating, berated, beratedSynonyms
19 synonymsClose in meaning
- censure severely or angrily:call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncelecturereprimandjaw
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedberation
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle