MEANING
To officially tell someone that their conduct was wrong or unacceptable.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- reprimand an employee
- reprimand someone for misconduct
On the page
The head nurse reprimanded him for discussing a patient's details in the corridor.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- reprimand
- Past tense
- reprimanded
- Past participle
- reprimanded
- Present participle
- reprimanding
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- reprimand
- Present continuous
- am/is/are reprimanding
- Present perfect
- have/has reprimanded
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been reprimanding
- Past
- reprimanded
- Past continuous
- was/were reprimanding
- Past perfect
- had reprimanded
- Past perfect continuous
- had been reprimanding
- Future
- will reprimand
- Future continuous
- will be reprimanding
- Future perfect
- will have reprimanded
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been reprimanding
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: reprimand; reprimands; reprimanded; reprimanded; reprimanding. Noun singular reprimand; plural reprimands. Writing functions: dialogue, character, authority. Commonness: moderately common. No unnecessary noun/verb sense splitting.
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