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to reprove
01
to criticize someone for their actions or behavior, often implying a need for correction
Transitive: to reprove sb for an action or behavior
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
reprove
3rd person singular
reproves
Present participle
reproving
Past simple
reproved
Past participle
reproved
Examples
The teacher reproved the student for talking during the lecture.
Lexical Tree
reprover
reproving
reprove
prove
