Meaning of "chide" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHIDE

Old English cīdan.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CHIDE

chide  [tʃaɪd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIDE

Chide is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb chide in English.

WHAT DOES CHIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Censure

A censure /ˈsɛnʃər/ is an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. Among the forms that it can take are a stern rebuke by a legislature, a spiritual penalty imposed by a church, or a negative judgment pronounced on a theological proposition.

Definition of chide in the English dictionary

The definition of chide in the dictionary is to rebuke or scold. Other definition of chide is to goad into action.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHIDE

PRESENT

Present

I chide

you chide

he/she/it chides

we chide

you chide

they chide

Present continuous

I am chiding

you are chiding

he/she/it is chiding

we are chiding

you are chiding

they are chiding

Present perfect

I have chided

you have chided

he/she/it has chided

we have chided

you have chided

they have chided

Present perfect continuous

I have been chiding

you have been chiding

he/she/it has been chiding

we have been chiding

you have been chiding

they have been chiding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I chided

you chided

he/she/it chided

we chided

you chided

they chided

Past continuous

I was chiding

you were chiding

he/she/it was chiding

we were chiding

you were chiding

they were chiding

Past perfect

I had chided

you had chided

he/she/it had chided

we had chided

you had chided

they had chided

Past perfect continuous

I had been chiding

you had been chiding

he/she/it had been chiding

we had been chiding

you had been chiding

they had been chiding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will chide

you will chide

he/she/it will chide

we will chide

you will chide

they will chide

Future continuous

I will be chiding

you will be chiding

he/she/it will be chiding

we will be chiding

you will be chiding

they will be chiding

Future perfect

I will have chided

you will have chided

he/she/it will have chided

we will have chided

you will have chided

they will have chided

Future perfect continuous

I will have been chiding

you will have been chiding

he/she/it will have been chiding

we will have been chiding

you will have been chiding

they will have been chiding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would chide

you would chide

he/she/it would chide

we would chide

you would chide

they would chide

Conditional continuous

I would be chiding

you would be chiding

he/she/it would be chiding

we would be chiding

you would be chiding

they would be chiding

Conditional perfect

I would have chide

you would have chide

he/she/it would have chide

we would have chide

you would have chide

they would have chide

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been chiding

you would have been chiding

he/she/it would have been chiding

we would have been chiding

you would have been chiding

they would have been chiding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you chide
we let´s chide
you chide

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to chide

Past participle

chided

Present Participle

chiding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CHIDE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «chide» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of chide

admonish · bawl out · berate · blame · blast · carpet · censure · check · chew out · criticize · diss · find fault · flame · lecture · put down · rap over the knuckles · rebuke · reprehend · reprimand · reproach · reprove · scold · slate · tear into · tell off · tick off · upbraid

TRANSLATION OF CHIDE

Find out the translation of chide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chide» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 斥责
• Translator English - Spanish: reprender
• English: chide
• Translator English - Hindi: डांटना
• Translator English - Arabic: قرع
• Translator English - Russian: пожурить
• Translator English - Portuguese: repreender
• Translator English - Bengali: ভর্ত্সনা করা
• Translator English - French: réprimander
• Translator English - Malay: Mengejar
• Translator English - German: schelten
• Translator English - Japanese: たしなめる
• Translator English - Korean: 꾸짖다
• Translator English - Javanese: Jebule
• Translator English - Vietnamese: la rầy
• Translator English - Tamil: அவனிடம் கூறுகின்றனர்
• Translator English - Marathi: गालातल्या गालात हसणे
• Translator English - Turkish: söylenmek
• Translator English - Italian: chide
• Translator English - Polish: zbesztać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пожурити
• Translator English - Romanian: mustra
• Translator English - Greek: μεταχειρίζονται
• Translator English - Afrikaans: twis
• Translator English - Swedish: chide
• Translator English - Norwegian: chide

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIDE»

Discover the use of chide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Soldier, Ask Not: A Novel in The Chide Cyle

Jamethon Black must face a deadly enemy with the knowledge that a defeat will forever separate him from the only woman he has ever loved. Reprint.

Gordon R. Dickson, 1998

The Eve of Saint Agnes: dramatic ballad

pib P 'gan to chide, 'gan to chide, 'gan to chide, P&.P .. 'gan to chide, D i -»- -#-•-»- rit. e dim. zSz^SZ Tf *- ev - er ea - ger - eyed, =*=£= ev - er ea - ger - eyed, 0 0Z ^t —*t- ev - er ea - ger - eyed, ev - er ea - ger - eyed, • on their heads the cor ...

Thomas Whitney Surette, John Keats, 1897

The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare

3 CHIDE— will make me chide thee Tempest, i. 2 the bolder to chide vou for yours. TwoGen.of I'er. ii. 1 if she do chide, 't is not — iii. 1 intend to chide mvself. — iv. 2 I will no further chide you Twelfth \-ghi, iii. 3 we shall chide downright Mid.

Mary Cowden Clarke, 1881

An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction

it the priests used to chide the people, whence the name” (Lynn [1889]). But Ekwall's explanation (1960; probably from a personal name) destroys local etiological legend. In the later dictionaries of Germanic languages, chide turns up only ...

Anatoly Liberman, 2008

English Irregular Verbs: Master 250 irregular verbs in English

Mode Indicative Tense Simple Present Present Perfect Simple Past Past Perfect I chide have chided/chid/chidden chided/chid had chided/chid/chidden you chide have chided/chid/chidden chided/chid had chided/chid/chidden he/she/it chides ...

TZ-one, 2013

The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare: Being a Verbal ...

3 CHIDE— will make me chide thee Temped, 1. 3 the bolder to chide you for yours. TwoGen.of Ver. ii. 1 if she do chide, 'tis not — iii. 1 Intend to chide mvself — Iv. 3 I will no further chide you .... Tu-etftk Night, Iii. 3 wc shall chide downright .

‎1878

The Complete Concordance to Shakspere: Being a Verbal Index ...

Romeo AJuliet, Ü. 3 CU IDE— will make me chide thee Tempett, i. 2 the bolder to chide you for yours. TwoGen. of Ver. il. 1 if ehe do chide, tie not — iii. 1 Intend to chide ravself. — iv. S I will no further chide you ....Twelfth Sight, Iii. 3 wc nIiuII ...

Mary Cowden- Clarke, 1870

The liber musicus: or, New York anthem book, and choirs' ...

CHIDE MILDLY THE ERRING.— Quartett. Chorus to *«ch verse. tr — =K-r— M — rr-H i i— Ll — pv — ' , ' — E — J ^ t — Lr— *i — pi — V i i -• I ki — "i— H — r5-□ 1. Chide mild-ly the err-ing, Kind language endears; Griof fol-lows the sinful, Add ...

‎1851

The Kaleidoscope: or, Literary and scientific mirror

Chide not her mirth, who was sad yesterday. And may be so to-morrow."— Joanna Baillis. Chide not her mirth, 'tis the meteor's light Brightening a billowy sea ; Chide not her mirth, for the shadows of night Fast are deepening round Rosalie !

The Promised Land: An Oratorio : Op. 140

CHORUS, (unaccompanied) ^j Allegretto. p<f0/rg S The Lord will not al - ways chide , Allegretto. pdoke K "Mr r *-Mr r If ^^ « The Lordwillnot al. ways chide, nei- therkeep His an-ger for f dolce i ^S 3 t w=^ 1 m The Lord will notal -ways chide, ...

Camille Saint-Saëns, 1913

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chide is used in the context of the following news items.

Marco Rubio Accuses the New York Times of Attacking Him With …

In response to the unfavorable article, the Florida Sen. took to Twitter to chide the New York Times for their reporting, referencing previously ... «Latina, Jul 15»

Our View: Part of the solution — or the problem?

We chide, we chastise, we cajole. After last November's election we even tried a gimmick that asked everyone who wrote a letter to the editor ... «Coos Bay World, Jul 15»

It's not tanking, but Kyrgios needs discipline

I find it ironic, really, that as a group we have raised a teenage athlete to the level of a god, and then we snigger and chide him when he stars to ... «The Roar, Jul 15»

Jill Duggar and husband Derick keep mission destination top secret

On Monday, the official Duggar Family blog was also updated to chide anyone fueling rumors about where Derick and Jill might be headed. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

'Magic Mike XXL': The woman's dollar and the fantasy business

The reality is that – as pandering as all that may be – “Magic Mike XXL” is as good-natured a film, that one can laugh at it, chide it or smile ... «HitFix, Jul 15»

Seaside Heights fireworks display washed out by wave

Many took to Facebook to chide about the washout. "We drove all the way from York, Pa. today to watch the fireworks at Seaside Heights, only ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

Inquirer: Burned church presents hazard to curious kids

We got call from an Irate Reader who wanted to dress me down for something I'd written recently and to chide me for not taking on "something ... «Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Jul 15»

Learning to hurt so that we don't harm

We chide. Reprove. Admonish. Relinquish. Say “no.” Detach. In some cases protest. Bark. Say “Stop!” We refuse. We say, “You are utterly ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»

China Boosts Security in Dalai Lama's Hometown Ahead of 80th …

The Dalai Lama made an appearance and the crowd sang "Happy Birthday," prompting Beijing to chide the event for giving a platform to what it ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»

Randy Alcorn: US Constitution Preferable to Scripture's Selective …

And yet, why do these homophobic Christians chide that gay marriage will lead to polygamous marriage? Where does the Bible condemn ... «Noozhawk, Jul 15»