scolded

CEFRB2

/skˈoʊldɪd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Spoke angrily to someone about their wrong behavior.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of scold

Examples

  • It is not surprising that you should be scolded by your teacher.

  • The professor scolded John for skipping class.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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More examples

In context

  • She scolded the child for coming home so late.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The mother blank her son for breaking the window with a ball.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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