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punish

/ˈpʌnɪʃ/ verbo B1

En español: castigar, punir, empurar, escarmentar

  1. To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer). (transitive) · If a prince violates the law, then he must be punished like an ordinary person.
  2. To treat harshly and unfairly. (figuratively, transitive)
  3. To handle or beat severely; to maul. (colloquial, transitive)
  4. To consume a large quantity of. (colloquial, transitive)

He/she/it punishes · Pasado punished · Participio pasado punished · Forma en -ing punishing

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Formas del verbo

Forma base
punish
He/she/it
punishes
Pasado
punished
Participio pasado
punished
Forma en -ing
punishing

De la biblioteca

And how was she to punish her?
Anne of Green Gables, p. 67 · C1
“You can punish me in any way you like, Marilla.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 69 · C1
I suppose you’ll be saying next thing that she oughtn’t to be punished at all!”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 71 · C1
“I reckon she ought to be punished a little.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 71 · C1

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