PUNISH


Meaning of PUNISH in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ harshly , severely

▪ justly

▪ unfairly

▪ duly

Those who had opposed the court were duly ~ed.

▪ physically

VERB + PUNISH

▪ want to

▪ try to

He was trying to ~ her for deserting him all those years ago.

▪ be designed to

Damages are not designed to ~, but to compensate for the loss sustained.

PREPOSITION

▪ by

Never ~ children by making them go hungry.

▪ for

They will be severely ~ed for their crimes.

▪ with

Offenders will be ~ed with a £1 000 fine.

PHRASES

▪ be ~ed accordingly

Those found guilty will be ~ed accordingly.

Punish is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ball , ↑ child , ↑ crime , ↑ murderer , ↑ sin

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .