tell off

phrasal verb/ˌtel ˈɒf/CEFR B1

বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া

Meaning

To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.

Example sentences

The teacher told him off for shouting.চিৎকার করায় শিক্ষক তাকে বকে দিলেন।
I got told off for being late.দেরি করায় আমি বকা খেয়েছি।

Word forms

past tense: told off
-ing form: telling off

A common mistake

The teacher told off him.→The teacher told him off.

A pronoun sits inside — told him off, tell her off. The phrase is informal and mostly British; a formal report says reprimanded. As a noun it joins up: he got a telling-off.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: scold, reprimand

Antonyms: praise

Similar words, and what each means

scold
বকা দেওয়া, তিরস্কার করা
To speak angrily to someone because they did something wrong.
reprimand
তিরস্কার করা, ভর্ৎসনা করা
To tell someone officially that they have done something wrong.
give someone a piece of your mind
রাগ করে কাউকে কড়া কথা শোনানো
To tell someone angrily what you think of them.

Other English words for “বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া”

scold
To speak angrily to someone because they did something wrong.
rebuke
To speak severely to someone about their behaviour.

Opposite words

praise
প্রশংসা করা
To say good things about someone or something.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“tell off” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • তীব্র সমালোচনা করা
- • বন্ধ করা, সুইচ অফ করা
- • বিস্ফোরিত হওয়া, ফুলিয়ে তোলা
- • বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া
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বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া — tell off (phrasal verb) — বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া. To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.
Which word is closest in meaning to “tell off”?
- • find out
- • check out
- • scold
- • go back
Show the answer
scold — scold — বকা দেওয়া, তিরস্কার করা. To speak angrily to someone because they did something wrong.

Related words

tell off

phrasal verb/ˌtel ˈɒf/CEFR B1

বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া

Meaning

To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.

Example sentences

The teacher told him off for shouting.চিৎকার করায় শিক্ষক তাকে বকে দিলেন।
I got told off for being late.দেরি করায় আমি বকা খেয়েছি।

Word forms

past tense: told off
-ing form: telling off

A common mistake

The teacher told off him.→The teacher told him off.

A pronoun sits inside — told him off, tell her off. The phrase is informal and mostly British; a formal report says reprimanded. As a noun it joins up: he got a telling-off.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: scold, reprimand

Antonyms: praise

Similar words, and what each means

scold
বকা দেওয়া, তিরস্কার করা
To speak angrily to someone because they did something wrong.
reprimand
তিরস্কার করা, ভর্ৎসনা করা
To tell someone officially that they have done something wrong.
give someone a piece of your mind
রাগ করে কাউকে কড়া কথা শোনানো
To tell someone angrily what you think of them.

Other English words for “বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া”

scold
To speak angrily to someone because they did something wrong.
rebuke
To speak severely to someone about their behaviour.

Opposite words

praise
প্রশংসা করা
To say good things about someone or something.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“tell off” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • তীব্র সমালোচনা করা
- • বন্ধ করা, সুইচ অফ করা
- • বিস্ফোরিত হওয়া, ফুলিয়ে তোলা
- • বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া
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বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া — tell off (phrasal verb) — বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া. To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.
Which word is closest in meaning to “tell off”?
- • find out
- • check out
- • scold
- • go back
Show the answer
scold — scold — বকা দেওয়া, তিরস্কার করা. To speak angrily to someone because they did something wrong.