rebuke

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrebukere‧buke /rɪˈbjuːk/ ●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる verb [transitive] formalTELL somebody OFF to speak to someone severely about something they have done wrong SYN reprimandrebuke somebody for doing something Members of the jury were sharply rebuked for speaking to the press. —rebuke noun [countable, uncountable] a rebuke from the president→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusrebuke• Welfare workers were sternly rebuked by the court for ignoring the woman's plea for help.• When the extent of the pollution became known, the company was publicly rebuked by the Governor.• So when they held dinner-parties Scarlet skimped on the smoked salmon, and Brian rebuked her for her graceless parsimony.• He rebuked himself for his stupidity.• He rebukes Steve Forbes' brand of supply-side economics.• Amnesty International rebuked the British government for its treatment of the refugees.• He had no sooner rebuked the women than La Salle rebuked him.rebuke somebody for doing something• Members of the jury were sharply rebuked for speaking with the press.Origin rebuke (1300-1400) Old North French rebuker, from bukier "to hit, cut down"

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rebuke

Simple Form

Present

I, you, we, they rebuke

he, she, it rebukes

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Past

I, you, he, she, it, we, they rebuked

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have rebuked

he, she, it has rebuked

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had rebuked

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will rebuke

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have rebuked

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Continuous Form

Present

I am rebuking

he, she, it is rebuking

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you, we, they are rebuking

Past

I, he, she, it was rebuking

you, we, they were rebuking

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have been rebuking

he, she, it has been rebuking

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been rebuking

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be rebuking

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been rebuking

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