Polyglot Dictionary

amonestar

/amonesˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
amonesto
preterite (yo)
amonesté
past participle
amonestado

Meaning

  1. to warn

    • El árbitro lo amonestó.

      The referee cautioned him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

advertir

amonestar specifically means to formally reprimand or admonish someone, used in legal, sports, or religious contexts; advertir is the general word for "to warn."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

acautelar

acautelar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to warn."

Portuguese

advertir

advertir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to warn."

Practice

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