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verb · intransitive · rare

monish

monish · monishes · monished · monishing

To admonish; to warnTo admonish; to warn.

/ˈmɒnɪʃ/

Meaning

1 senses

(archaic)To admonish; to warn.
warn strongly; put on guard

Origin

From Old English monesten. See admonish, monition.

From Old English monesten. See admonish, monition.

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Forms

monishes, monishing, monished, monished

Base form	monish · to monish
3rd person singular	monishes
Present participle	monishing
Past simple	monished
Past participle	monished

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	monish
he, she, it	monishes

Past simpleLesson

all persons

monished

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have monished
he, she, it	has monished

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will monish

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Close in meaning

warn strongly; put on guard:caution admonish
advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior:warn discourage admonish

Word family

3 related words

Relatedmonition

Derivedmonishment remonish

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

mongoloid mongoose mongrel monitorB1 monkB1

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