admonish



admonish (one) for

To reprimand one for a wrongdoing. Katherine admonished Theresa for arriving late to work.
See also: admonish

admonish someone for something

to warn or scold someone mildly for doing something. The nurse admonished the patient for not eating her dinner.
See also: admonish

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JohannYO-hahnGerman
Agar-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
TattonTAT-ənEnglish (Rare)
Amara-Western African, Igbo
Aurelija-Lithuanian
DorotĖJa-Lithuanian