elder
To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meetingTo admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
» I was taught to respect my elders.
Меня учили уважать старших. — Lenin_1917
Мене вчили поважати старших. — deniko
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1 senses(Quakerism)To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship.
Examples
148 sentencesI was taught to respect my elders.
Мене вчили поважати старших. — deniko
ruМеня учили уважать старших. — Lenin_1917
You should respect your elders.
Потрібно поважати старших. — deniko
Tom respects his elders.
Том поважає старших. — deniko
ruТом уважает старших. — marafon
Respect your elders.
Поважай старших. — deniko
ruУважайте старших. — marafon
deHabe Achtung vor Älteren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You must be polite to your elders.
Origin
From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþFrom Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation.
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Forms
elders, eldering, eldered, elderedWord family
19 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