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Meaning punish meaning
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Synonyms punish synonyms
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Conjugation punish conjugation
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punish · verb
Present I punish
Positive I punish
Singular
1st person I punish
2nd person you punish
3rd person he/she/it punishes
Plural
1st person we punish
2nd person you punish
3rd person they punish
Negative I don't punish
Singular
1st person I don't punish I do not punish
2nd person you don't punish you do not punish
3rd person he/she/it doesn't punish he/she/it does not punish
Plural
1st person we don't punish we do not punish
2nd person you don't punish you do not punish
3rd person they don't punish they do not punish
Question do I punish?
Singular
1st person do I punish?
2nd person do you punish?
3rd person does he/she/it punish?
Plural
1st person do we punish?
2nd person do you punish?
3rd person do they punish?
Negative question don't I punish?
Singular
1st person don't I punish? do I not punish?
2nd person don't you punish? do you not punish?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it punish? does he/she/it not punish?
Plural
1st person don't we punish? do we not punish?
2nd person don't you punish? do you not punish?
3rd person don't they punish? do they not punish?
Past I punished
Positive I punished
Singular
1st person I punished
2nd person you punished
3rd person he/she/it punished
Plural
1st person we punished
2nd person you punished
3rd person they punished
Negative I didn't punish
Singular
1st person I didn't punish I did not punish
2nd person you didn't punish you did not punish
3rd person he/she/it didn't punish he/she/it did not punish
Plural
1st person we didn't punish we did not punish
2nd person you didn't punish you did not punish
3rd person they didn't punish they did not punish
Question did I punish?
Singular
1st person did I punish?
2nd person did you punish?
3rd person did he/she/it punish?
Plural
1st person did we punish?
2nd person did you punish?
3rd person did they punish?
Negative question didn't I punish?
Singular
1st person didn't I punish? did I not punish?
2nd person didn't you punish? did you not punish?
3rd person didn't he/she/it punish? did he/she/it not punish?
Plural
1st person didn't we punish? did we not punish?
2nd person didn't you punish? did you not punish?
3rd person didn't they punish? did they not punish?
Future I'll punish
Positive I'll punish
Singular
1st person I'll punish I will punish
2nd person you'll punish you will punish
3rd person he/she/it'll punish he/she/it will punish
Plural
1st person we'll punish we will punish
2nd person you'll punish you will punish
3rd person they'll punish they will punish
Negative I won't punish
Singular
1st person I won't punish I will not punish
2nd person you won't punish you will not punish
3rd person he/she/it won't punish he/she/it will not punish
Plural
1st person we won't punish we will not punish
2nd person you won't punish you will not punish
3rd person they won't punish they will not punish
Question will I punish?
Singular
1st person will I punish?
2nd person will you punish?
3rd person will he/she/it punish?
Plural
1st person will we punish?
2nd person will you punish?
3rd person will they punish?
Negative question won't I punish?
Singular
1st person won't I punish? will I not punish?
2nd person won't you punish? will you not punish?
3rd person won't he/she/it punish? will he/she/it not punish?
Plural
1st person won't we punish? will we not punish?
2nd person won't you punish? will you not punish?
3rd person won't they punish? will they not punish?
Conditional I'd punish
Positive I'd punish
Singular
1st person I'd punish I would punish
2nd person you'd punish you would punish
3rd person he/she/it'd punish he/she/it would punish
Plural
1st person we'd punish we would punish
2nd person you'd punish you would punish
3rd person they'd punish they would punish
Negative I wouldn't punish
Singular
1st person I wouldn't punish I would not punish
2nd person you wouldn't punish you would not punish
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't punish he/she/it would not punish
Plural
1st person we wouldn't punish we would not punish
2nd person you wouldn't punish you would not punish
3rd person they wouldn't punish they would not punish
Question would I punish?
Singular
1st person would I punish?
2nd person would you punish?
3rd person would he/she/it punish?
Plural
1st person would we punish?
2nd person would you punish?
3rd person would they punish?
Negative question wouldn't I punish?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I punish? would I not punish?
2nd person wouldn't you punish? would you not punish?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it punish? would he/she/it not punish?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we punish? would we not punish?
2nd person wouldn't you punish? would you not punish?
3rd person wouldn't they punish? would they not punish?
Present continuous I'm punishing
Positive I'm punishing
Singular
1st person I'm punishing I am punishing
2nd person you're punishing you are punishing
3rd person he/she/it's punishing he/she/it is punishing
Plural
1st person we're punishing we are punishing
2nd person you're punishing you are punishing
3rd person they're punishing they are punishing
Negative I'm not punishing
Singular
1st person I'm not punishing I am not punishing
2nd person you aren't punishing you're not punishing you are not punishing
3rd person he/she/it isn't punishing he/she/it's not punishing he/she/it is not punishing
Plural
1st person we aren't punishing we're not punishing we are not punishing
2nd person you aren't punishing you're not punishing you are not punishing
3rd person they aren't punishing they're not punishing they are not punishing
Question am I punishing?
Singular
1st person am I punishing?
2nd person are you punishing?
3rd person is he/she/it punishing?
Plural
1st person are we punishing?
2nd person are you punishing?
3rd person are they punishing?
Negative question aren't I punishing?
Singular
1st person aren't I punishing? am I not punishing?
2nd person aren't you punishing? are you not punishing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it punishing? is he/she/it not punishing?
Plural
1st person aren't we punishing? are we not punishing?
2nd person aren't you punishing? are you not punishing?
3rd person aren't they punishing? are they not punishing?
Past continuous I was punishing
Positive I was punishing
Singular
1st person I was punishing
2nd person you were punishing
3rd person he/she/it was punishing
Plural
1st person we were punishing
2nd person you were punishing
3rd person they were punishing
Negative I wasn't punishing
Singular
1st person I wasn't punishing I was not punishing
2nd person you weren't punishing you were not punishing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't punishing he/she/it was not punishing
Plural
1st person we weren't punishing we were not punishing
2nd person you weren't punishing you were not punishing
3rd person they weren't punishing they were not punishing
Question was I punishing?
Singular
1st person was I punishing?
2nd person were you punishing?
3rd person was he/she/it punishing?
Plural
1st person were we punishing?
2nd person were you punishing?
3rd person were they punishing?
Negative question wasn't I punishing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I punishing? was I not punishing?
2nd person weren't you punishing? were you not punishing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it punishing? was he/she/it not punishing?
Plural
1st person weren't we punishing? were we not punishing?
2nd person weren't you punishing? were you not punishing?
3rd person weren't they punishing? were they not punishing?
Future continuous I'll be punishing
Positive I'll be punishing
Singular
1st person I'll be punishing I will be punishing
2nd person you'll be punishing you will be punishing
3rd person he/she/it'll be punishing he/she/it will be punishing
Plural
1st person we'll be punishing we will be punishing
2nd person you'll be punishing you will be punishing
3rd person they'll be punishing they will be punishing
Negative I won't be punishing
Singular
1st person I won't be punishing I will not be punishing
2nd person you won't be punishing you will not be punishing
3rd person he/she/it won't be punishing he/she/it will not be punishing
Plural
1st person we won't be punishing we will not be punishing
2nd person you won't be punishing you will not be punishing
3rd person they won't be punishing they will not be punishing
Question will I be punishing?
Singular
1st person will I be punishing?
2nd person will you be punishing?
3rd person will he/she/it be punishing?
Plural
1st person will we be punishing?
2nd person will you be punishing?
3rd person will they be punishing?
Negative question won't I be punishing?
Singular
1st person won't I be punishing? will I not be punishing?
2nd person won't you be punishing? will you not be punishing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be punishing? will he/she/it not be punishing?
Plural
1st person won't we be punishing? will we not be punishing?
2nd person won't you be punishing? will you not be punishing?
3rd person won't they be punishing? will they not be punishing?
Conditional continuous I'd be punishing
Positive I'd be punishing
Singular
1st person I'd be punishing I would be punishing
2nd person you'd be punishing you would be punishing
3rd person he/she/it'd be punishing he/she/it would be punishing
Plural
1st person we'd be punishing we would be punishing
2nd person you'd be punishing you would be punishing
3rd person they'd be punishing they would be punishing
Negative I wouldn't be punishing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be punishing I would not be punishing
2nd person you wouldn't be punishing you would not be punishing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be punishing he/she/it would not be punishing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be punishing we would not be punishing
2nd person you wouldn't be punishing you would not be punishing
3rd person they wouldn't be punishing they would not be punishing
Question would I be punishing?
Singular
1st person would I be punishing?
2nd person would you be punishing?
3rd person would he/she/it be punishing?
Plural
1st person would we be punishing?
2nd person would you be punishing?
3rd person would they be punishing?
Negative question wouldn't I be punishing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be punishing? would I not be punishing?
2nd person wouldn't you be punishing? would you not be punishing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be punishing? would he/she/it not be punishing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be punishing? would we not be punishing?
2nd person wouldn't you be punishing? would you not be punishing?
3rd person wouldn't they be punishing? would they not be punishing?
Present perfect I've punished
Positive I've punished
Singular
1st person I've punished I have punished
2nd person you've punished you have punished
3rd person he/she/it's punished he/she/it has punished
Plural
1st person we've punished we have punished
2nd person you've punished you have punished
3rd person they've punished they have punished
Negative I haven't punished
Singular
1st person I haven't punished I have not punished
2nd person you haven't punished you have not punished
3rd person he/she/it hasn't punished he/she/it has not punished
Plural
1st person we haven't punished we have not punished
2nd person you haven't punished you have not punished
3rd person they haven't punished they have not punished
Question have I punished?
Singular
1st person have I punished?
2nd person have you punished?
3rd person has he/she/it punished?
Plural
1st person have we punished?
2nd person have you punished?
3rd person have they punished?
Negative question haven't I punished?
Singular
1st person haven't I punished? have I not punished?
2nd person haven't you punished? have you not punished?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it punished? has he/she/it not punished?
Plural
1st person haven't we punished? have we not punished?
2nd person haven't you punished? have you not punished?
3rd person haven't they punished? have they not punished?
Past perfect I had punished
Positive I had punished
Singular
1st person I had punished
2nd person you had punished
3rd person he/she/it had punished
Plural
1st person we had punished
2nd person you had punished
3rd person they had punished
Negative I hadn't punished
Singular
1st person I hadn't punished I had not punished
2nd person you hadn't punished you had not punished
3rd person he/she/it hadn't punished he/she/it had not punished
Plural
1st person we hadn't punished we had not punished
2nd person you hadn't punished you had not punished
3rd person they hadn't punished they had not punished
Question had I punished?
Singular
1st person had I punished?
2nd person had you punished?
3rd person had he/she/it punished?
Plural
1st person had we punished?
2nd person had you punished?
3rd person had they punished?
Negative question hadn't I punished?
Singular
1st person hadn't I punished? had I not punished?
2nd person hadn't you punished? had you not punished?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it punished? had he/she/it not punished?
Plural
1st person hadn't we punished? had we not punished?
2nd person hadn't you punished? had you not punished?
3rd person hadn't they punished? had they not punished?
Future perfect I'll have punished
Positive I'll have punished
Singular
1st person I'll have punished I will have punished
2nd person you'll have punished you will have punished
3rd person he/she/it'll have punished he/she/it will have punished
Plural
1st person we'll have punished we will have punished
2nd person you'll have punished you will have punished
3rd person they'll have punished they will have punished
Negative I won't have punished
Singular
1st person I won't have punished I will not have punished
2nd person you won't have punished you will not have punished
3rd person he/she/it won't have punished he/she/it will not have punished
Plural
1st person we won't have punished we will not have punished
2nd person you won't have punished you will not have punished
3rd person they won't have punished they will not have punished
Question +'ll I have punished?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have punished? will I have punished?
2nd person +'ll you have punished? will you have punished?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have punished? will he/she/it have punished?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have punished? will we have punished?
2nd person +'ll you have punished? will you have punished?
3rd person +'ll they have punished? will they have punished?
Negative question won't I have punished?
Singular
1st person won't I have punished? will I not have punished?
2nd person won't you have punished? will you not have punished?
3rd person won't he/she/it have punished? will he/she/it not have punished?
Plural
1st person won't we have punished? will we not have punished?
2nd person won't you have punished? will you not have punished?
3rd person won't they have punished? will they not have punished?
Conditional perfect I'd have punished
Positive I'd have punished
Singular
1st person I'd have punished I would have punished
2nd person you'd have punished you would have punished
3rd person he/she/it'd have punished he/she/it would have punished
Plural
1st person we'd have punished we would have punished
2nd person you'd have punished you would have punished
3rd person they'd have punished they would have punished
Negative I wouldn't have punished
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have punished I would not have punished
2nd person you wouldn't have punished you would not have punished
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have punished he/she/it would not have punished
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have punished we would not have punished
2nd person you wouldn't have punished you would not have punished
3rd person they wouldn't have punished they would not have punished
Question would I have punished?
Singular
1st person would I have punished?
2nd person would you have punished?
3rd person would he/she/it have punished?
Plural
1st person would we have punished?
2nd person would you have punished?
3rd person would they have punished?
Negative question wouldn't I have punished?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have punished? would I not have punished?
2nd person wouldn't you have punished? would you not have punished?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have punished? would he/she/it not have punished?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have punished? would we not have punished?
2nd person wouldn't you have punished? would you not have punished?
3rd person wouldn't they have punished? would they not have punished?
Imperative punish!
Positive
you punish!
we let's punish!
Negative
you don't punish!
we let's not punish!
Examples punish examples
How do I use punish in a sentence?
Simple sentences
It is better to prevent evil than punish it by another evil thereafter.
Punish the wicked and save the weak.
In the name of the moon, we'll punish you!
Don't punish him for breaking the window. He is not to blame.
She wished to punish only those responsible.
What's the best way to punish a dog?
Until 1986, in the schools of England, it was legal to punish children with belts, sticks, and clubs.
We must punish him severely.
Tom wanted to punish me.
Some parents don't punish their children when they lie.
Do you think parents should punish their children when they lie?
I don't think I've ever done anything that would cause my parents to want to punish me.
Don't punish the children.
Do not punish the girl severely; go easy on her.
Parents punish their children for misbehavior.
They sought to punish him for his crime but he escaped.
In Singapore, one way to punish criminals is to whip them.
Parents and adults punish children when they tell a lie.
They'll want to punish him.
They wanted to punish me.
Movie subtitles
There is one person I have to hurry to meet and punish!
It seems you couldn't get the money for your clothes from the person you need to punish.
They decide to punish the terrestrials in an exemplary manner.
If you please, don't punish this young woman - how much is the damage?
You can't stay here - your uncles will punish you for me escape.
Marcasse swore to punish with his own hands the chief culprit: the elusive Tristan de Mauprat who hid among the ruins of his ancient fortress.
Punish me, torture me, but let me live!
The Senate has decreed that you both shall rule Rome together. and that Antony shall avenge the death of Caesar upon the traitors. and shall punish Egypt.
And how do you propose to punish Egypt?
Could you apply all your fine and honorable rules to yourself, punish yourself as calmly and completely as you have Blackie?
Now if the thief will declare himself, I will punish him alone. And then we can forget the matter.
King George will send many ships with many guns to punish us for what you have done.
This may seem harsh but when a mob takes it upon itself to identify, try, condemn and punish it is a destroyer of a government that patriots died to establish and defend.
He would be a strange god to punish poor men.
God, punish the sinners!
Punish them, God!
Punish them!
Punish me!
Youre not going to punish him for helping me last night?
I've never touched a woman to punish her.
Now you may punish me for my effrontery.
That's to punish you for your bad behavior.
He doesn't punish for discipline.
Not to punish, but to break their spirit.
There was no other way but to punish and destroy this tiny bothersome state, that was continuously threatening our peace!
I remember I once had to punish his father for it.
Where is he. It seems you couldn't get the money for your clothes from the person you need to punish.
I beg you, please do not punish the young woman.
Shouldn't we punish him?
You deserve severe punishment, but there's no need to punish an amateur like you.
Don't punish Tom, Aunt Polly!
Punish me as I deserve, but not in this way.
Your father'll punish you!
But punish her.
Now, that is how you will punish your man, with a right and a left.
He thought it was his duty to punish wickedness wherever he found it.
He was that kind, a butcher, who thought he had a special ordination to punish transgressors.
If you deny that, if you insist that this woman you call your friend is in the garden I'm afraid I shall have to punish you.
Let him be punish'd, sovereign. Lest example breed, by his sufferance, more of such a kind.
News and current affairs
We must punish the traffickers and reward the farmers.
But condemning thousands to death in order to be able to punish him is intolerable as well.
It has also led the way in creating international criminal tribunals that prosecute and punish those who commit war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Iraq stands as a reminder of America's furious desire to avenge the terrorist attacks of September, 2001 and hurt punish even those unconnected with the perpetrators.
The League of Nations failed because it could not punish or deter such behavior.
Both guard their social standing jealously - and may even punish a guest who attends the other's party by withholding future invitations.
But Treasury officials believe that they must keep up the pressure, lest Congress follow through on threats to punish supposed currency manipulators, derailing the TPP and other trade agreements.
And some women's rights advocates have supported laws that criminalize transmitting HIV, arguing that these laws would punish men who concealed their HIV-positive status from their sexual partners, including their wives and girlfriends.
But, instead of addressing the structural causes of rising corruption, India's anti-graft movement bemoans a supposed weakening of ethical values and demands additional agencies with draconian powers to monitor and punish.
The original 1945 concept of collective security, by which states would band together to deter and punish aggressors, failed because the Soviet Union and the West were at loggerheads during the Cold War.
If we prohibit drugs in the Olympic Games, we owe it to the athletes to deter, detect, and punish those who cheat.
Let banks design their own risk management systems, audit them to the limited extent possible, and then severely punish them if they produce a loss outside agreed parameters.
He promised to punish me, and that he would act the next time Haykakan Zhamanak criticized any well-known person.
As for the West, it is fruitless to try to bring Putin and his team back to democracy, where Russia does not belong, or to punish Russia with sanctions, which won't work.
But in the end, that advantage, and his usual verbal threats, mattered less than the desire of voters in some cities and regions to punish his regime because of its mismanagement.
In January, for example, Israelis began using its monopoly on fuel supplies to punish Palestinians, a decision condemned the following month by Human Rights Watch.
But it also suggests that maintaining the current siege would merely punish a peace-loving population while strengthening the grip of its worst elements on society and public life.
In democratic countries, if politicians who are critical of others while in opposition prove to be ineffective when in government, voters can - and often do - punish their dishonesty at the ballot box.
Of course, Israel has the right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket barrages like that launched from Gaza into its territory, and to punish lawfully those responsible.
The justification for not censoring Israel too harshly in international institutions or using boycotts to punish Israel for war crimes is no longer valid.
This principle is even more important in Iraq, where the Shia majority faces the constant temptation to punish Sunnis for years of repression under Saddam Hussein.
Moreover, in the current grim economic conditions across Europe, voters who do turn out are all too likely to take the opportunity to punish the major parties and vote for fringe and even extremist politicians.
The global marketplace will punish those who act too late.
The implication is clear: punish only people who use guns to commit crimes, but do not penalize others as well by restricting their access to guns.
Corruption remains a major problem, but the authorities take care to punish the worst excesses in a highly visible way.