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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

admonish against

http://www.englishdaily626.com/tfvocab.php?004

Look at the second sentence, please.

Should against not be for?
  

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The meaning of "to admonish" you have in mind is a synonym of "to reprimand", and would certainly require the preposition "for". But in the context of the linked exam, "to admonish" functions as a synonym of "to warn". com/dictionary/admonish Regards, Patrick

— Mr Patrick

  • The meaning of "to admonish" you have in mind is a synonym of "to reprimand", and would certainly require the preposition "for".
  • But in the context of the linked exam, "to admonish" functions as a synonym of "to warn".
  • com/dictionary/admonish Regards, Patrick
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The meaning of "to admonish" you have in mind is a synonym of "to reprimand", and would certainly require the preposition "for".

But in the context of the linked exam, "to admonish" functions as a synonym of "to warn". See this entry in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

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