Meaning

1 senses
  1. To 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 sentences
  1. Tom berated Mary.

    ruТом отругал Мэри. — sharptoothed

  2. Tom berated me.

    ruТом обругал меня. — sharptoothed

  3. I berated Tom.

    ruЯ отругал Тома. — Wezel

  4. Stop berating him, he didn't do it on purpose.

  5. If you berate me like that again, I will quit.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
chide vehemently:
Русский
By meaning 1
chide vehemently:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
chide vehemently:

Forms

berates, berating, berated, berated
Base formberate · to berate
3rd person singularberates
Present participleberating
Past simpleberated
Past participleberated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyberate
he, she, itberates

Past simpleLesson

all personsberated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave berated
he, she, ithas berated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill berate

Synonyms

19 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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