punish
gb/pˈʌnɪʃ/ us/pˈʌnɪʃ/
B1
انگریزی
~ 4700
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
B1
action
1
Make someone suffer for wrongdoing
To make someone suffer because they did something wrong or broke a rule.
استعمال کا انداز:
to punish [someone] for [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'punish' with 'hurt'. 'Punish' is about giving a penalty for bad behavior, not just causing pain without reason.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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.)
متضاد الفاظ
reward (The opposite action of giving something good for good behavior instead of causing suffering for bad behavior.)
لفظی تراکیب
punish severely
|punish harshly
|punish offenders
|punish crime
|punish wrongdoing
موضوعات
law
|discipline
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
فعل
B2
action
2
Cause someone to suffer consequences
To make someone have bad results because of what they did.
استعمال کا انداز:
to punish [someone] by [doing something]
ہم معنی الفاظ
penalize (Can be interchangeable in some contexts; often used in formal or official situations.)
متضاد الفاظ
benefit (To give an advantage or good result instead of a negative one.)
لفظی تراکیب
punish economically
|punish politically
|punish financially
موضوعات
consequences
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
punish
IPA
GB/pˈʌnɪʃ/
US/pˈʌnɪʃ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
pun - ish (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (pun)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Verb
- Base: punish
- 3rd Person Singular: punishes
- Present Participle: punishing
- Past: punished
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- The regime punishes dissenters with impunity.
- No one should be able to punish others with impunity.