reprimand

«reprimand» in Mova's school dictionary: to tell them off officially for doing something wrong — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (reprimand, reprimands, reprimanded, reprimanding); noun (a reprimand, reprimands)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To reprimand someone is to tell them off officially for doing something wrong. tree →

2) A reprimand is a formal telling-off. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school stories children are reprimanded by the head teacher; in work life employees get a reprimand. It sounds stiff; in everyday talk «tell off», «get told off», «get into trouble». Phrases: «a stern reprimand», «be reprimanded for».

examples

• The boy was reprimanded for running in the corridor. tree →
• The head teacher gave them a stern reprimand. tree →
• The referee reprimanded the player for kicking. tree →
• She was reprimanded for being late three times. tree →
• The officer received a written reprimand. tree →
• Mum reprimanded us for leaving the gate open. tree →
• Whenever the old man had occasion to reprimand the little boy--and the occasions were frequent--he would relapse into a dignified but stubborn silence. tree →

note

Stress on the first syllable: REP-ri-mand. Same form for verb and noun. A reprimand is a warning, weaker than a punishment like detention.

Trees and pragmatics

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