Search
Select the dictionary language
to admonish
01
to strongly advise a person to take a particular action
Ditransitive: to admonish sb to do sth
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
admonish
3rd person singular
admonishes
past simple
admonished
past participle
admonished
Examples
The coach admonished the players to adhere to fair play and sportsmanship during the game.
02
to give criticism or a warning to someone for doing something that is wrong
Transitive: to admonish sb for an action or behavior
Examples
The teacher admonished the student for talking during class.
Lexical Tree
admonisher
admonishing
admonishment
admonish
