reproach
verb/rɪˈprəʊtʃ/
/rɪˈprəʊtʃ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reproach | /rɪˈprəʊtʃ/ /rɪˈprəʊtʃ/ |
| he / she / it reproaches | /rɪˈprəʊtʃɪz/ /rɪˈprəʊtʃɪz/ |
| past simple reproached | /rɪˈprəʊtʃt/ /rɪˈprəʊtʃt/ |
| past participle reproached | /rɪˈprəʊtʃt/ /rɪˈprəʊtʃt/ |
| -ing form reproaching | /rɪˈprəʊtʃɪŋ/ /rɪˈprəʊtʃɪŋ/ |
- to blame or criticize somebody for something that they have done or not done, because you are disappointed in them
- reproach somebody Nobody has a right to reproach me.
- reproach somebody for (doing) something She was reproached by colleagues for leaking the story to the press.
- reproach somebody with (doing) something She reproached him with his cruelty.
- reproach (somebody) + speech ‘You know that isn't true,’ he reproached her.
- to feel guilty about something that you think you should have done in a different way
- reproach yourself She had no reason to reproach herself.
- reproach yourself for (doing) something He reproached himself for not telling her the truth.
- reproach yourself with something You have nothing to reproach yourself with.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French reprochier (verb), from a base meaning ‘bring back close’, based on Latin prope ‘near’.
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