punish
gb/pˈʌnɪʃ/ us/pˈʌnɪʃ/
B1
Ingles
~ 4700
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pandiwa
B1
action
1
Make someone suffer for wrongdoing
To make someone suffer because they did something wrong or broke a rule.
Padron ng paggamit:
to punish [someone] for [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'punish' with 'hurt'. 'Punish' is about giving a penalty for bad behavior, not just causing pain without reason.
Mga kasingkahulugan
penalize (More formal; often used in legal, sports, or official contexts.)
|
discipline (Often used for correcting children or subordinates; can imply guidance as well as punishment.)
Mga kasalungat
reward (The opposite action of giving something good for good behavior instead of causing suffering for bad behavior.)
Mga kolokasyon
punish severely
|punish harshly
|punish offenders
|punish crime
|punish wrongdoing
Mga tema
law
|discipline
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- The school decided to punish the students who cheated on the exam.
- The government will punish anyone caught smuggling goods.
- Parents sometimes punish their children by taking away privileges.
- The judge punished the company for violating safety regulations.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The teacher will punish the boy for hitting another student.
- My parents punish me when I lie.
- The police punish people who break the law.
- We must punish bad actions to keep order.
Pandiwa
B2
action
2
Cause someone to suffer consequences
To make someone have bad results because of what they did.
Padron ng paggamit:
to punish [someone] by [doing something]
Mga kasingkahulugan
penalize (Can be interchangeable in some contexts; often used in formal or official situations.)
Mga kasalungat
benefit (To give an advantage or good result instead of a negative one.)
Mga kolokasyon
punish economically
|punish politically
|punish financially
Mga tema
consequences
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- The voters punished the mayor by not re-electing her.
- The market punished the company for its poor earnings report.
- History will punish those who ignore human rights abuses.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The team was punished by losing their best player.
- The boss punished him by giving him more work.
- The store punished customers by raising prices.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
punish
IPA
GB/pˈʌnɪʃ/
US/pˈʌnɪʃ/
Mga pantig at diin
pun - ish (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (pun)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: punish
- 3rd Person Singular: punishes
- Present Participle: punishing
- Past: punished
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
punishes
verb
punishing
verb
punished
verb
Core family
punishment
noun B1
punishable
adjective
Related words
punitive
adjective C1
punisher
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unpunished
adjective
Advanced or less common
impunity
noun C1
punitively
adverb C1
Mga ekspresyon
punish oneself
1/pˈʌnɪʃ wˌʌnsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Make oneself suffer for guilt
To make yourself feel bad or suffer because you think you did something wrong.
Mga Halimbawa
- She kept punishing herself for a mistake she made years ago.
- Stop punishing yourself over something you couldn't control.
punish with impunity
1/pˈʌnɪʃ wˈɪθ ɪmpjˈunɪti/
fixed phrase
formal
Punish without fear of reprisal
To punish someone without any risk of being punished yourself.
Mga Halimbawa
- The regime punishes dissenters with impunity.
- No one should be able to punish others with impunity.