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chide

(chīd)

v. chid·ed or chid (chĭd), chid·ed or chid or chid·den (chĭd′n), chid·ing, chides

v.tr.

To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand: chided the boy for his sloppiness.

v.intr.

To express disapproval.

[Middle English chiden, from Old English cīdan, from cīd, strife, contention.]

chid′er n.

chid′ing·ly adv.

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chide

(tʃaɪd)

vb, chides, chiding, chided, chid, chided, chid or chidden

1. to rebuke or scold

2. (tr) to goad into action

[Old English cīdan]

ˈchider n

ˈchidingly adv

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chide

(tʃaɪd)

v. chid•ed chid (tʃɪd) chid•ed chid chid•den (ˈtʃɪd n) chid•ing. v.t.

1. to scold or reproach.

2. to force by chiding: to chide someone into apologizing.

v.i.

3. to find fault; nag.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English cīdan]

chid′er, n.

chid′ing•ly, adv.

chide

Past participle: chided
Gerund: chiding

Imperative
chide
chide

Present
I chide
you chide
he/she/it chides
we chide
you chide
they chide

Preterite
I chided
you chided
he/she/it chided
we chided
you chided
they chided

Present Continuous
I am chiding
you are chiding
he/she/it is chiding
we are chiding
you are chiding
they are chiding

Present Perfect
I have chided
you have chided
he/she/it has chided
we have chided
you have chided
they have chided

Past Continuous
I was chiding
you were chiding
he/she/it was chiding
we were chiding
you were chiding
they were chiding

Past Perfect
I had chided
you had chided
he/she/it had chided
we had chided
you had chided
they had chided

Future
I will chide
you will chide
he/she/it will chide
we will chide
you will chide
they will chide

Future Perfect
I will have chided
you will have chided
he/she/it will have chided
we will have chided
you will have chided
they will have chided

Future Continuous
I will be chiding
you will be chiding
he/she/it will be chiding
we will be chiding
you will be chiding
they will be chiding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been chiding
you have been chiding
he/she/it has been chiding
we have been chiding
you have been chiding
they have been chiding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been chiding
you will have been chiding
he/she/it will have been chiding
we will have been chiding
you will have been chiding
they will have been chiding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been chiding
you had been chiding
he/she/it had been chiding
we had been chiding
you had been chiding
they had been chiding

Conditional
I would chide
you would chide
he/she/it would chide
we would chide
you would chide
they would chide

Past Conditional
I would have chided
you would have chided
he/she/it would have chided
we would have chided
you would have chided
they would have chided

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Verb

chide - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag

castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"

criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

chide

verb (Old-fashioned) scold, blame, lecture, carpet (informal), flame (informal), put down, criticize, slate (informal, chiefly Brit.), censure, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, berate, tick off (informal), admonish, tear into (informal), blast, tell off (informal), find fault, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), rap over the knuckles, chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), tear (someone) off a strip (Brit. informal), give (someone) a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), reprehend, give (someone) a row (Scot. informal) He is quick to chide his staff for any mistakes or oversights.

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chide

verb

To criticize for a fault or an offense:

admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid.

Informal: bawl out, lambaste.

Slang: chew out.

Idioms: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.

Translations

يُوَبِّخ، يُعَنِّف

hubovatpeskovat

skælde ud

schelten

gronder

skamma

biasimare criticare

barti

bārtrāt

skjenne på

papuľovať

azarlamakçıkışmakpaylamak

责骂

chide

[tʃaɪd] (chid (pt) (chidden) (chid (pp))) VT (liter) → reprender

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chide

[ˈtʃaɪd] vt → réprimander, gronder
to chide sb for sth → réprimander qn pour qch

chide

pret <chid (old) or chided> ptp <chided or chidden (old)>

vt → schelten, rügen

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chide

[tʃaɪd] vt → riprendere, rimproverare

chide

(tʃaid) verb

to scold.

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