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1 remonstrate
verb \/ˈremənstreɪt\/, \/rɪˈmɒnstreɪt\/innvende, protestereremonstrate with someone gjøre innvendinger til noen drøfte innvendinger med noen
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remonstrate — [[t]re̱mənstreɪt, AM rɪmɒ̱nstreɪt[/t]] remonstrates, remonstrating, remonstrated VERB If you remonstrate with someone, you protest to them about something you do not approve of or agree with, and you try to get it changed or stopped. [FORMAL] [V… … English dictionary
remonstrate — rem|on|strate [ˈremənstreıt US rıˈma:n ] v [i]formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of remonstrare, from Latin monstrare to show ] to tell someone that you strongly disapprove of something they have said or done… … Dictionary of contemporary English
remonstrate — UK [ˈremənˌstreɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms remonstrate : present tense I/you/we/they remonstrate he/she/it remonstrates present participle remonstrating past tense remonstrated past participle remonstrated formal to argue with,… … English dictionary
remonstrate — verb (I) formal to tell someone that you strongly disapprove of something they have said or done (+ with/against): They only stopped teasing after Evans remonstrated with them. remonstrative adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
remonstrate — re|mon|strate [ remən,streıt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to argue with, complain to, or criticize someone about something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
remonstrate — [ˈremənˌstreɪt] verb [I] formal to argue with, complain to, or criticize someone about something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
give someone hell — (informal) 1 when I found out I gave him hell: REPRIMAND SEVERELY, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, scold, berate, remonstrate with, reprehend … Useful english dictionary
take someone to task — REBUKE, reprimand, reprove, reproach, remonstrate with, upbraid, scold, berate, lecture, censure, criticize, admonish, chide, chasten, arraign; informal tell off, bawl out, give someone a dressing down; Brit. informal tick off, carpet; formal… … Useful english dictionary
take someone to task — Bryce took me to task for having borrowed his car Syn: rebuke, reprimand, reprove, reproach, remonstrate with, upbraid, scold, berate, castigate, lecture, censure, criticize, admonish, chide, chasten, arraign; informal tell off, bawl out, give… … Thesaurus of popular words
scold — 1. verb Mom took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behavior Syn: rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one s mind,… … Thesaurus of popular words
let — I. /lɛt / (say let) verb (let, letting) –verb (t) 1. to allow or permit. 2. to allow to pass, go, or come. 3. to cause or allow to escape. 4. Also, let out. to grant the occupancy or use of (land, buildings, rooms, space, etc., or moveable… …