discipline
To train someone by instruction and practiceTo train someone by instruction and practice.
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» I wish I had your discipline.
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4 senses(transitive)To train someone by instruction and practice.
дисциплинироватьdisciplinirovatʹ, тренироватьtrenirovatʹ, упражнятьupražnjatʹ
дисциплінува́тиdyscyplinuváty
develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
(transitive)To teach someone to obey authority.
disziplinieren
(transitive)To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
нака́зыватьnakázyvatʹ, подверга́ть взысканиюpodvergátʹ vzyskaniju
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
(transitive)To impose order on someone.
disziplinieren
Examples
129 sentencesI wish I had your discipline.
Tom lacks discipline.
Тому бракує дисципліни. — deniko
ruТому недостаёт дисциплины. — odexed
deTom gebricht es an Disziplin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He was strict in disciplining his children.
Tom is very self-disciplined, isn't he?
Tom isn't disciplined enough to do something like that.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman, from Old French descipline, from Latin disFrom Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina (“instruction”), from discipulus (“pupil”), influenced by disco (“to learn”), from Proto-Indo-European *dek- (“(cause to) accept”).
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Forms
disciplines, disciplining, disciplined, disciplined| Base form | discipline · to discipline |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disciplines |
| Present participle | disciplining |
| Past simple | disciplined |
| Past participle | disciplined |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons 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
See also
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