rebuke
rebuke · rebukes · rebuked · rebuking
дорікати, докоряти, сварити, картати
делать выговор, ругать, упрекнуть, упрекать
Ärger machen, Vorwürfe machen, warnen, verweisen
To criticise harshly; to reproveTo criticise harshly; to reprove.
/ɹiˈbjuːk/
Meaning
1 sensesTo criticise harshly; to reprove.
tadeln, schimpfen mit, ausschimpfen
отчи́тыватьotčítyvatʹ, отчита́тьotčitátʹ, упрека́тьuprekátʹ
докорятиdokorjaty, дорікатиdorikaty, сваритиsvaryty
More definitions
- censure severely or angrily
Examples
13 sentencesTranslations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
to criticise harshly; to reprove:
Русский
By meaning 1
to criticise harshly; to reprove:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to criticise harshly; to reprove:
Origin
From Middle English rebuken, from Anglo-Norman rebuker (“to beat back, repel”), from re- +From Middle English rebuken, from Anglo-Norman rebuker (“to beat back, repel”), from re- + Old French *buker, buchier, buschier (“to strike, hack down, chop”), from busche (“wood”), from Vulgar Latin *busca (“wood, grove”), from Frankish *busk (“grove”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush”); equivalent to re- + bush.
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Forms
rebukes, rebuking, rebuked, rebukedSynonyms
79 synonymsWord family
7 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