expostulate

«expostulate» in Mova's school dictionary: To protest or argue strongly, often in a complaint, to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (expostulates, expostulated, expostulating)

meaning for a pupil

To protest or argue strongly, often in a complaint, to someone who has done something wrong or is about to. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, a nurse, servant or cock speaks up and protests against a plan

examples

• «But, Princess,» expostulated the nurse. tree →
• Mum expostulated when I came home late. tree →
• The cock expostulated from his perch. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «expostulate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.