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

  1. “tell off” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • তীব্র সমালোচনা করা
    • • বন্ধ করা, সুইচ অফ করা
    • • বিস্ফোরিত হওয়া, ফুলিয়ে তোলা
    • • বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া
    Show the answer

    বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া — tell off (phrasal verb) — বকা দেওয়া, ধমক দেওয়া. To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.

  2. 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.

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