Reproving — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

take to task

expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpɹˈuːvɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpɹˈuːvɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpɹˈuːvɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpɹˈuːvɪŋ/.

Examples

He admonished the child for his bad behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

admonish admonitory reprove admonishing reproachful

Parts of Speech

verb	take to task “He admonished the child for his bad behavior”
adjective	expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

Word Forms

admonitory	adjective	expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonishment	noun	a firm rebuke
admonition	noun	a firm rebuke
reprover	noun	someone who finds fault or imputes blame
reproval	noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure
admonish	verb	take to task

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tadelnd

sich jdn vorknöpfen

🇫🇷French

réprobateur

se mettre à l'ouvrage

🇪🇸Spanish

reprobador

reprender

🇮🇹Italian

rimproverare

mettersi all'opera

🇳🇱Dutch

berispen

tot taak nemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

reprovando

assumir a tarefa

🇷🇺Russian

упрекающий

взяться за дело

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उलाहना

काम पर ले जाओ

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்டிக்கிறது

நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

మందలించడం

పనిలో పడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

दोष देणे

कामावर घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઠપકો આપવો

કાર્ય પર લો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖಂಡಿಸುವ

ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാസിക്കുന്നു

ചുമതല ഏറ്റെടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾੜਨਾ

ਕੰਮ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملامت کرنا

کام پر لے لو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

责备

承担任务

🇯🇵Japanese

叱責する

任務に取り組む

🇰🇷Korean

책망하는

임무를 맡다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quở trách

thực hiện nhiệm vụ

🇹🇭Thai

ว่ากล่าว

ไปทำงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menegur

mengambil tugas

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsaway

gawin sa gawain

🇲🇾Malay

menegur

ambil tugas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توبيخ

اتهم

🇮🇷Persian

سرزنش کردن

به کار گرفتن

🇹🇷Turkish

azarlayan

göreve başlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוכחה

לקחת למשימה

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The primary meaning of 'reproving' is 'take to task'.

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