punish
gb/pˈʌnɪʃ/ us/pˈʌnɪʃ/
B1
Англійська
~ 4700
Значення
0 значень
Дієслово
B1
action
1
Make someone suffer for wrongdoing
To make someone suffer because they did something wrong or broke a rule.
Модель уживання:
to punish [someone] for [something]
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'punish' with 'hurt'. 'Punish' is about giving a penalty for bad behavior, not just causing pain without reason.
Синоніми
penalize (More formal; often used in legal, sports, or official contexts.)
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discipline (Often used for correcting children or subordinates; can imply guidance as well as punishment.)
Антоніми
reward (The opposite action of giving something good for good behavior instead of causing suffering for bad behavior.)
Словосполучення
punish severely
|punish harshly
|punish offenders
|punish crime
|punish wrongdoing
Теми
law
|discipline
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Дієслово
B2
action
2
Cause someone to suffer consequences
To make someone have bad results because of what they did.
Модель уживання:
to punish [someone] by [doing something]
Синоніми
penalize (Can be interchangeable in some contexts; often used in formal or official situations.)
Антоніми
benefit (To give an advantage or good result instead of a negative one.)
Словосполучення
punish economically
|punish politically
|punish financially
Теми
consequences
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Граматика
Словникова форма
punish
IPA
GB/pˈʌnɪʃ/
US/pˈʌnɪʃ/
Склади й наголос
pun - ish (2 склади)
Stress on 1st syllable (pun)
Форми слова
Verb
- Base: punish
- 3rd Person Singular: punishes
- Present Participle: punishing
- Past: punished
Споріднені слова
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
Вирази
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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- The regime punishes dissenters with impunity.
- No one should be able to punish others with impunity.