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Behold, I am become a reproach to thy holy name, by serving any ambition and the sins of others; which though I did by the persuasion of other men, yet my own conscience did cheek and upbraid me in it.
William Laud

Meaning of "upbraid" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UPBRAID

Old English upbregdan; related to Danish bebreide.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF UPBRAID

upbraid  [ʌpˈbreɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPBRAID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Upbraid 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 upbraid in English.

WHAT DOES UPBRAID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of upbraid in the English dictionary

The definition of upbraid in the dictionary is to reprove or reproach angrily. Other definition of upbraid is to find fault with.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UPBRAID

PRESENT

Present
I upbraid
you upbraid
he/she/it upbraids
we upbraid
you upbraid
they upbraid
Present continuous
I am upbraiding
you are upbraiding
he/she/it is upbraiding
we are upbraiding
you are upbraiding
they are upbraiding
Present perfect
I have upbraided
you have upbraided
he/she/it has upbraided
we have upbraided
you have upbraided
they have upbraided
Present perfect continuous
I have been upbraiding
you have been upbraiding
he/she/it has been upbraiding
we have been upbraiding
you have been upbraiding
they have been upbraiding
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 upbraided
you upbraided
he/she/it upbraided
we upbraided
you upbraided
they upbraided
Past continuous
I was upbraiding
you were upbraiding
he/she/it was upbraiding
we were upbraiding
you were upbraiding
they were upbraiding
Past perfect
I had upbraided
you had upbraided
he/she/it had upbraided
we had upbraided
you had upbraided
they had upbraided
Past perfect continuous
I had been upbraiding
you had been upbraiding
he/she/it had been upbraiding
we had been upbraiding
you had been upbraiding
they had been upbraiding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will upbraid
you will upbraid
he/she/it will upbraid
we will upbraid
you will upbraid
they will upbraid
Future continuous
I will be upbraiding
you will be upbraiding
he/she/it will be upbraiding
we will be upbraiding
you will be upbraiding
they will be upbraiding
Future perfect
I will have upbraided
you will have upbraided
he/she/it will have upbraided
we will have upbraided
you will have upbraided
they will have upbraided
Future perfect continuous
I will have been upbraiding
you will have been upbraiding
he/she/it will have been upbraiding
we will have been upbraiding
you will have been upbraiding
they will have been upbraiding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would upbraid
you would upbraid
he/she/it would upbraid
we would upbraid
you would upbraid
they would upbraid
Conditional continuous
I would be upbraiding
you would be upbraiding
he/she/it would be upbraiding
we would be upbraiding
you would be upbraiding
they would be upbraiding
Conditional perfect
I would have upbraid
you would have upbraid
he/she/it would have upbraid
we would have upbraid
you would have upbraid
they would have upbraid
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been upbraiding
you would have been upbraiding
he/she/it would have been upbraiding
we would have been upbraiding
you would have been upbraiding
they would have been upbraiding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you upbraid
we let´s upbraid
you upbraid
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to upbraid
Past participle
upbraided
Present Participle
upbraiding
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPBRAID


abrade
əˈbreɪd
abraid
əˈbreɪd
afraid
əˈfreɪd
Belgrade
bɛlˈɡreɪd
braid
breɪd
cornbraid
ˈkɔːnˌbreɪd
degrade
dɪˈɡreɪd
digitigrade
ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡreɪd
downgrade
ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪd
embraid
ɪmˈbreɪd
first-grade
ˌfɜːstˈɡreɪd
grade
ɡreɪd
high-grade
ˌhaɪˈɡreɪd
masquerade
ˌmæskəˈreɪd
misgrade
ˌmɪsˈɡreɪd
parade
pəˈreɪd
raid
reɪd
trade
treɪd
unbraid
ʌnˈbreɪd
upgrade
ʌpˈɡreɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPBRAID

upbear
upbeat
upbind
upblow
upboil
upborne
upbound
upbraider
upbraiding
upbraidingly
upbray
upbreak
upbring
upbringing
upbuild
upbuilder
upbuilt
upbuoyance
upburning
upburst

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPBRAID

air raid
Baedeker raid
bank raid
bear raid
border raid
counterraid
dawn raid
drug raid
drugs raid
gold braid
hit-and-run raid
no-knock raid
Noraid
ram raid
ram-raid
smash-and-grab raid
unafraid

Synonyms and antonyms of upbraid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UPBRAID»

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

Translation of «upbraid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPBRAID

Find out the translation of upbraid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of upbraid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «upbraid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reconvenir
570 millions of speakers

English

upbraid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फटकारना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

укорять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

repreender
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভর্ত্সনা করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

reprocher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Upbraid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schelten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

叱責する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신랄하게 비판
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Upbraid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khiển trách
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிந்தித்துச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर उचलणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çıkışmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rimproverare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skarcić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

докоряти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mustre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κατηγορούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwyt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upbraid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

upbraid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of upbraid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPBRAID»

The term «upbraid» is regularly used and occupies the 107.369 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPBRAID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about upbraid

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QUOTES WITH «UPBRAID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word upbraid.
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William Laud
Behold, I am become a reproach to thy holy name, by serving any ambition and the sins of others; which though I did by the persuasion of other men, yet my own conscience did cheek and upbraid me in it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPBRAID»

Discover the use of upbraid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upbraid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With ...
TO BLAME, REPROVE, REPROACH, UPBRAID, CENSCRE, CONDEMN. BLAME, in French blamer, probably from the Greek fr$**nn*i, perfect of the verb fkxirra to hurt, signifying to deal harshly with. REPROVE, comes from the Latin repro- bo, ...
George Crabb, 1826
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A Dictionary Of The English Language: In Which The Words are ...
Shalt/it: If you refuse your aid, yet do not Upbraid us with our distress. Make/p. Vain man.l how long wilt thou thy God uþbraz'd? And, like the roaring of a furious wind, Thus vent the vile distemper ofthy mind? Sandyr. How cunningly the ...
Samuel Johnson, 1756
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
the person. — Any ot these, grudge or upbraid to them those small remains of ancient piety which the rapacity of some ages has scarce left. Spratt. May they not justly to our climes upbraid, Shortness of night, and penury of shade. Prior. %.
‎1816
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
'ro BLAME, REPROVE, n12PROACH, UPBRAID, CENSURE, CONDEMN. BLAME, in French blamcr, probably from the Greek QIBMMMI, perfect of the verb Exam-w to hurt, sigfying to deal harshly with. REPROVE, comes from the Latin re robo, ...
George Crabb, 1818
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A Word a Week
The up in upbraid would make one think that upbraid is probably a positive word. The prefix up makes one think that one would want to be upbraided. Don't be tricked! English is a tricky language, and though there are many words that give ...
Ruth Foster, 1999
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Moral Statistics of Glasgow in 1863
He says He will not upbraid you. Are you a backsliding Christian, for the first, second, tenth, or twentieth time? — you feel you can never lift up your head, your iniquities have so carried you away, against remonstrances of weeping grace, and ...
‎1864
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
<he person. — Any of these, grudge or upbraid to iht m those small remains of ancient piety which the rapacity of some age* has scarce left. Spratt. May they not justly to our climes upbraid. Shortness of night, and penury of shade. Prior. 3.
‎1816
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English synonymes: Explained in alphabetical order
UPBRAID. CENSURE. CONDEMN. BLAME, in French blamer, probably from the Greek flsflluuual, perfect of the verb fliun'm to hurt, signifying to deal harshly with. REPROVE, comes from the Latin reprobo, which signifies the contrary of probo ...
George Crabb, J. H. Hedley, 1839
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
To sustain aloft; support in elevation. Vital powers 'gan wax both weak and wan, For want of food and sleep ; which two upbear, Like weighty pillars, this frail life of man. Spenser. Upborn with indefatigable wings. Milton. UPBRAID', v. a. ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
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English synonyms explained: with copious illustrations and ...
TO BLAME, REPROVE, REPROACH, UPBRAID, CEN8URE, CONDEMN. Blame- , In French blamer, probably from the Greek (Stihiifiiitit, perfect of the verb /JAJrrrw to hurt, signifying to deal harshly with ; reprove cornea from the Latin reprobo, ...
George Crabb, 1844

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPBRAID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term upbraid is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Isis crippled al-Qaida
... Iraq, unleashing a brutal campaign of sectarian terror, which led Maqdisi to publicly upbraid his most famous student in a series of devastating public critiques. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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The Emperor's New Clothes — film review
The Emperor's New Clothes, directed by a back-seat Michael Winterbottom (it's clear who's running this show), follows Brand as he seeks to upbraid banking ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
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Federal judge upbraids government lawyers, raises specter of …
While it's unclear what bearing Thursday's proceedings will have on the overarching lawsuit, a visibly irritated Hanen took the opportunity to upbraid the Justice ... «San Antonio Express-News, Mar 15»
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Terry Glavin: Election 2015 is Thomas Mulcair's big moment
It's not just that New Democrats would be foolish to upbraid rural voters who fail to soil themselves upon hearing that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made ... «National Post, Mar 15»
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Frank talk on Patrick, Reagan, and 'House of Cards'
Nor is he a fan of the press, though that comes as little surprise to anyone who witnessed or endured his tendency to upbraid reporters asking questions of him. «Boston Globe, Mar 15»
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Full Pundit: Who's afraid of a Liberal-NDP coalition?
For example, he hasn't “upbraid[ed] rural voters who fail to soil themselves upon hearing that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made some offhand comment ... «National Post, Mar 15»
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'Shocked' by budget address, Sweeney and Senate Dems upbraid
TRENTON — Senate Democrats, calling the Republican's new proposal to overhaul the pension and benefit system “some roadmap written on a cocktail napkin ... «PolitickerNJ, Feb 15»
8
Speechless on Iranian Nukes
Worse still, Obama and many commentators upbraid Bibi for trying to influence the very negotiations whose outcome will decide whether military force is needed ... «Christian Post, Feb 15»
9
Privacy Groups Upbraid MPAA For Trying To Bring SOPA Back At …
The ongoing struggle between Google and the Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has new players this week, as a number of privacy groups waded into the ... «TechCrunch, Dec 14»
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MoveOn's Efforts To Draft Elizabeth Warren Reflect Its Sour History …
Yet in spite of its rocky history with Clinton, the group said on Tuesday that its push for Warren would not include efforts to upbraid Clinton's as-yet unannounced ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»

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