admonish
/ædˈmɑn.ɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.29 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Better is a poore and a wise child, then an old and foolish king who will no more be admonished."
- "And further, by these, my sonne, be admonished: of making many bookes there is no end, and much studie is a wearinesse of the flesh."
- "Well, that's because he daren't trust you. But in his heart he is not a loyal brother. We know that well. So we watch him and we wait for the time to admonish him."
- "[…] But then things take a turn, the men starting to keel over as Walder seems to admonish them for leaving certain threads hanging. […]"
- "“You needn’t stray off too far in doin’ it,” his partner admonished. “If that pack ever starts to jump you, them three cartridges’d be wuth no more’n three whoops in hell. Them animals is damn hungry, an’ once they start in, they’ll sure get you, Bill.”"
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English a(d)monisshen (adapted through -ishen (“-ish”) from earlier amonesten), from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestāre, from Latin admoneō (“to remind, warn”), from ad- + moneō (“to warn, advise”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ædˈmɑn.ɪʃ/
- British English: /ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
admonishes (present, singular)
admonishing (participle, present)
admonished (participle, past)
admonished (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
admonished (first person, past)
admonishest (archaic, present)
admonished (past, second person)
admonishedst (archaic, past)
admonisheth (archaic, present)
admonished (past, singular)