Meaning of “admonish” in the English Dictionary

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admonish
verb UK US

[T] to tell someone that they have done something wrong:

His mother admonished him for eating too quickly.

[ T + to infinitive ] to advise someone to do something:

Her teacher admonished her to work harder for her exams.

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Chastising & rebuking

admonition admonitory barracking bawl bawl sb out be in sb's face idiom beat yourself up
 come down on sb like a ton of bricks idiom crucify dressing-down earbashing lay
neck rap sb over the knuckles idiom ream sb (out) reprimand scold
there'll be hell to pay idiom throw throw the book at sb idiom
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Giving advice

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"admonish" in American English

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 admonish
verb [ T ] US

to warn someone not to do something, usually in a kind way, or to tell someone to do something:
His mother admonished him for eating too quickly.

admonition

[C] US UK

As I left I heard my husband’s admonition – "Don’t be late."

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Examples of “admonish”
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Many have admonished that the path toward ' enlightenment ' is riddled with traps and pitfalls, mainly from an inflated sense of self,
ignorance or illusion.
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Chapter 9 of only a few pages concludes by admonishing us for our destructive activities.
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He has never been admonished by the justices for giving false evidence, and his conduct has been exemplary in all respects.
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Convictions were obtained in 499 cases, and in 41 cases the defendant was bound over or admonished.
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The corresponding figures for the whole year 1924 were 1,913 prosecutions, 1,590 convictions, and 188 cases in which the defendant
was bound over or admonished.
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The accountant has been admonished, and has expressed his regret.
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In all three cases the offender was admonished.

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He admonished us in all things to walk modestly before all men.

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He admonished us that if we rejected this offer of reform we should only have ourselves to thank if we regretted it in the future.
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Seventy-one of the men concerned were admonished and the remainder received punishments ranging from three days' confinement to
barracks to 28 days' detention.
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He imposed a modified fine of £3, did not order the forfeiture of the gear, and admonished them for fishing without lights.
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After about his fifth cheap double, my friend was generally admonished by others there about the merit of continued expenditure.
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A woman police sergeant has also been admonished for a remark to which objection could properly be taken.
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I was suitably admonished for skipping rugby practice.

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One person was admonished and seven were fined an average of £28·50 ; three people were fined an average of £65 for a second or
subsequent offence.
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Translations of “admonish”

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