admonish
verb (used with object)
to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
will admonish
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future tenseof admonish.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The judge warned him that if he continues to interrupt during the trial, she will admonish him in front of the jury.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Given this history, observers believe it is unlikely that the committee will admonish any members, even if the investigators recommend action.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2010
This Fable will admonish the passionate, that it is better to be injured with impunity, than to put ourselves in the power of another.
From The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Henry T. (Henry Thomas) Riley
A true friend will admonish his erring brother, and if the erring brother has any sense at all he will thank his friend.
From Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Theodore Graebner
I, these, and all must pay amends; But you I will admonish in cool terms, Let not promotion's hope be as a string, To tie your tongue, or let it loose to sting.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various
