reproof
reproof · reproofs · reproofed · reproofing
робити зауваження, нагадувати, дорікати
порицать, предостеречь, укорять
warnen, ermahnen
To proof againTo proof again.
/ɹiːˈpɹuːf/
» It was then that my father's reproof had come home to me.
Meaning
1 sensesTo proof again.
We need to reproof the book before publication.
More definitions
- take to task
Examples
4 sentencesIt was then that my father's reproof had come home to me.
He who loves instruction loves knowledge, but whoever hates reproof is an ignoramus.
ruКто любит наставление, тот любит знание; а кто ненавидит обличение, тот невежда.
A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but an unruly one does not listen to reproof.
ruМудрый сын слушает наставление отца, а буйный не слушает обличения.
"Your humility, Mr. Bingley," said Elizabeth, "must disarm reproof."
Forms
reproofs, reproofing, reproofed, reproofedSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons 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