admonish
verb /ədˈmɒnɪʃ/
/ədˈmɑːnɪʃ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they admonish | /ədˈmɒnɪʃ/ /ədˈmɑːnɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it admonishes | /ədˈmɒnɪʃɪz/ /ədˈmɑːnɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple admonished | /ədˈmɒnɪʃt/ /ədˈmɑːnɪʃt/ |
| past participle admonished | /ədˈmɒnɪʃt/ /ədˈmɑːnɪʃt/ |
| -ing form admonishing | /ədˈmɒnɪʃɪŋ/ /ədˈmɑːnɪʃɪŋ/ |
- admonish somebody (for something/for doing something) | + speech to tell somebody strongly and clearly that you do not approve of something that they have done synonym reprove
- She was admonished for chewing gum in class.
- admonish somebody (to do something) to strongly advise somebody to do something
- A warning voice admonished him not to let this happen.
Word OriginMiddle English amonest ‘urge, exhort’, from Old French amonester, based on Latin admonere ‘urge by warning’.