reproach

«reproach» in Mova's school dictionary: verb To tell someone, gently or sadly, that you are… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (reproach, reproaches, reproached, reproaching); noun (reproach, reproaches)

meaning for a pupil

1) verb To tell someone, gently or sadly, that you are disappointed in what they did. tree →

2) noun Words or looks showing disappointment or blame. tree →

3) beyond reproach So good that no one can criticise it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a parent «looks at someone with reproach». In ethics: «reproach yourself» means feel guilty. In formal talk, «behaviour beyond reproach». Phrases: «a look of reproach», «beyond reproach», «reproach yourself».

examples

• Mum gave me a look of reproach when I came home muddy. tree →
• Don't reproach yourself, it wasn't your fault. tree →
• The teacher reproached him for being unkind. tree →
• Her honesty is beyond reproach. tree →
• His silence was full of reproach. tree →
• The dog looked at me with reproach when I ate its biscuit. tree →
• When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me! tree →

note

Spelling: re-pro-ACH. Adjective «reproachful». Softer than «scold». Countable and uncountable as a noun.

In the corpora

• And she conceived, and bore a son, and said: 'God hath taken away my reproach.'
• and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
• Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly; therefore shall his blood be cast upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
• I will gather them that are far from the appointed season, who are of thee, that hast borne the burden of reproach.
• That hath no slander upon his tongue, nor doeth evil to his fellow, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour;

Trees and pragmatics

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