Punish - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
Extra examples
I think that murderers should be punished by life imprisonment.
She was punished for lying.
His parents punished him by taking away his allowance.
How should I punish my child's misbehavior?
State law punishes fraud with fines.
You can't punish me for something I didn't do.
Smacking is not an acceptable way of punishing a child.
He promised to punish severely any officials found guilty of electoral fraud.
It's unfair to punish a whole class for the actions of one or two students.
They deserve to be punished for putting passengers at risk.
I felt I was being punished for what my mother had done.
My parents decided to punish me by withdrawing financial support.
The House voted to punish the senator with a formal reprimand.
In some societies, theft is punished by death.
He really punishes the car.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: punish
he/she/it: punishes
present participle: punishing
past tense: punished
past participle: punished
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