What part of speech is reprimanded?

Reprimanded can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. reprimanded is a verb, past participle of reprimand (infinitive).
  • 2. reprimanded is a verb, past simple of reprimand (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does reprimanded mean?

Definitions

Verb

reprimand - rebuke formally
reprimand - 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"

Examples of reprimanded

#   Sentence  
1. verb James had a great fear of making mistakes in class and being reprimanded.
2. verb Mr Jones reprimanded me for taking a spot of shut-eye during class.
3. verb "The floor is dirty!" the shopkeeper reprimanded him. "You haven't even paid for the suit yet, and you're already getting it dirty!"
4. verb The manager reprimanded the man by pounding on the table.
5. verb The manager reprimanded the man who was pounding on the table.
6. verb Mr. Jones reprimanded me for falling asleep during class.
7. verb The director reprimanded you.
8. verb I reprimanded him for his insolence.
9. verb The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives resigned in disgrace after being reprimanded for cheating on his taxes.
10. verb Tom has been reprimanded.
11. verb The priest reprimanded the altar boy for swinging the incense around like a lasso.
12. verb He reprimanded me for my oversight.
13. verb He feared being reprimanded.
14. verb The director reprimanded Tom.
15. verb The restraining role that the community once played is losing its force as adults become reluctant to reprimand other people's unruly children.
Sentence  
verb
James had a great fear of making mistakes in class and being reprimanded.
Mr Jones reprimanded me for taking a spot of shut-eye during class.
"The floor is dirty!" the shopkeeper reprimanded him. "You haven't even paid for the suit yet, and you're already getting it dirty!"
The manager reprimanded the man by pounding on the table.
The manager reprimanded the man who was pounding on the table.
Mr. Jones reprimanded me for falling asleep during class.
The director reprimanded you.
I reprimanded him for his insolence.
The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives resigned in disgrace after being reprimanded for cheating on his taxes.
Tom has been reprimanded.
The priest reprimanded the altar boy for swinging the incense around like a lasso.
He reprimanded me for my oversight.
He feared being reprimanded.
The director reprimanded Tom.
The restraining role that the community once played is losing its force as adults become reluctant to reprimand other people's unruly children.

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