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admonisheth

admonisheth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of admonish.

Meaning of admonish

Verb

admonish (third-person singular simple present admonishes, present participle admonishing, simple past and past participle admonished)

  1. (transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
    • Better is a poore and a wise child, then an old and foolish king who will no more be admonished.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiastes 4:13
  2. (transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
    • “You needn’t stray off too far in doin’ it,” his partner admonished. “If that pack ever starts to jump you, them three cartridges’d be wuth no more’n three whoops in hell. Them animals is damn hungry, an’ once they start in, they’ll sure get you, Bill.”1906 May–October, Jack London, chapter II, in White Fang, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October 1906, →OCLC, part 1 (The Wild)
  3. (transitive) To instruct or direct.
    Synonyms:
    inform, notify

Questions about admonisheth

What is admonisheth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Admonisheth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of admonish.

Words near admonisheth in the dictionary

  1. admonishedst
  2. admonisher
  3. admonishers
  4. admonishes
  5. admonishest
  6. admonisheth
  7. admonishing
  8. admonishingly
  9. admonishings
  10. admonishment
  11. admonishments

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