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scoldscold /skəʊld $ skoʊld/ verb [transitive]  scoldOrigin: 1200-1300 Probably from a Scandinavian language VERB TABLEscold |
Present | I, you, we, they | scold | | he, she, it | scolds | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | scolded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have scolded | | he, she, it | has scolded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had scolded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will scold | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have scolded |
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Present | I | am scolding | | he, she, it | is scolding | | you, we, they | are scolding | Past | I, he, she, it | was scolding | | you, we, they | were scolding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been scolding | | he, she, it | has been scolding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been scolding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be scolding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been scolding |
- Don't scold him for doing badly at school, he's doing his best.
- I dreaded the thought of going home and being scolded by my father.
- Our parents were strict and we were frequently scolded for our bad behaviour.
- But the first lady of this portrait can also be a scold, stand-offish and sanctimonious.
- He scolds me for leaving the flat.
- He hated everything that was happening at first, scolded her, as if it were her fault.
- Her voice was stern, just short of scolding.
- I scolded myself for repeatedly thinking of them.
- The adverts scold us and cajole us and wheedle us and fawn us to keep up with the Joneses.
► reprimand formal to tell someone that they have done something wrong or illegal and are being punished for it – used especially in official contexts: · The police officers were officially reprimanded for their behaviour.· The Swiss authorities severely reprimanded the banks for accepting $660 million from the former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha.· Debra remembered as a very young child being reprimanded by her father. ► scold formal if a parent, teacher, or other adult scolds a child, they talk to them angrily because they have done something wrong. Scold sounds rather formal and old-fashioned. In everyday English people usually say tell somebody off: · I dreaded the thought of going home and being scolded by my father. ► tell somebody off to talk angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. Tell somebody off is more common in British English than American English: · Dad told me off for getting home late. ► give somebody a talking-to informal to talk angrily to a child because they have done something wrong: · The boy was given a good talking-to and sent home. ► lecture to talk angrily to someone for a long time about something they have done wrong, especially in a way that they think is not necessary or fair: · Stop lecturing me, will you!· He began to lecture her about her duties as a citizen. ► rebuke formal to tell someone that they should not have done something: · She rebuked him for being late.· Sheerman rebuked his colleague for suggesting that he was too stupid to understand what he was saying. ► reproach formal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are disappointed at what they have done. Reproach sounds much gentler than criticizing someone or reprimanding them: · He felt he had to reproach his friend for his excessive drinking. ► berate formal to publicly criticize someone for a long time, in a way that shows you strongly disapprove of what they have done: · She berated the paper for its 'misleading front-page story.'· Kennedy berated the Eisenhower administration and its vice president Richard Nixon, during the 1960 campaign. to tell someone off► tell somebody off · She's always telling her kids off and shouting at them.tell sb off for · Did your Dad tell you off for getting home late?tell sb off about · The manager said my work wasn't good enough. He really told me off about it.get told off · I was always getting told off for things I hadn't done when I was a kid. ► give somebody a talking-to also give somebody a telling-off British to tell someone off, especially a child, to make it clear that you disapprove of something they have done: · Addicts don't stop what they're doing just because someone gives them a talking-to.· I remember being late for school and the teacher giving me such a telling-off.give somebody a good talking-to/telling-off: · You should give that child a good talking-to, if you want my opinion. ► lecture spoken to talk angrily to someone for a long time, especially in a way that they think is not necessary or fair: · He was lectured by the headmaster in front of the whole school.lecture somebody on/about something: · She's always lecturing me on bad manners.· After the violence on the field, the manager lectured the team about acceptable standards of behaviour. ► scold especially American if a parent, teacher, or other adult scolds a child, they tell them off: · I dreaded the thought of going home and being scolded by my father.scold somebody for something: · Don't scold him for doing badly at school, he's doing his best.· Our parents were strict and we were frequently scolded for our bad behaviour. ► rebuke to talk severely to someone in order to criticize them for doing something which they knew was wrong: · When the extent of the pollution became known, the company was publicly rebuked by the Governor.rebuke somebody for (doing) something: · Amnesty International rebuked the British government for its treatment of the refugees.· Welfare workers were sternly rebuked by the court for ignoring the woman's plea for help. ► reprimand to officially tell someone that they have done something wrong or illegal, especially by warning them that if they do it again they will be punished: · After the trial two police officers were suspended from duty; four others were reprimanded.reprimand somebody for (doing) something: · The man was released after being officially reprimanded for illegal possession of a knife.reprimand somebody severely: · The foreman reprimanded the workers severely for not following safety procedures. ► pull somebody up British to tell someone off for doing something that you do not approve of but that is not very bad: pull sb up for: · Our teachers are always pulling us up for wearing the wrong uniform.pull sb up on: · I felt I had to pull her up on her lateness. ► have a bone to pick with spoken use this to tell someone that they have done something to annoy you and that you are going to tell them off about it: · I've got a bone to pick with you - what are all these lies you've been spreading about me? to angrily criticize someone, especially a child, about something they have done SYN tell off: Do not scold the puppy, but simply and firmly say ‘no’.scold somebody for (doing) something Her father scolded her for upsetting her mother.—scolding noun [countable, uncountable]: I got a scolding from my teacher.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say tell someone off rather than scold someone:· She told us off for making a mess. |