MEANING
To warn or correct someone firmly, often by reminding them of expected behavior or a possible consequence.
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The guide admonished them to stay behind the rail when the doors opened.
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Word forms
- Base
- admonish
- Past tense
- admonished
- Past participle
- admonished
- Present participle
- admonishing
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- admonish
- Present continuous
- am/is/are admonishing
- Present perfect
- have/has admonished
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been admonishing
- Past
- admonished
- Past continuous
- was/were admonishing
- Past perfect
- had admonished
- Past perfect continuous
- had been admonishing
- Future
- will admonish
- Future continuous
- will be admonishing
- Future perfect
- will have admonished
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been admonishing
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