Meaning Of Condemn In Longman Dictionary Of Contemporary English

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 condemn From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Buildingcondemncon‧demn /kənˈdem/ ●○○ verb [transitive]    1 disapproveDISAPPROVE to say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think it is morally wrong  Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing.condemn something/somebody as something  The law has been condemned as an attack on personal liberty.condemn somebody/something for (doing) something  She knew that society would condemn her for leaving her children.► see thesaurus at criticize2 punishPUNISH to give someone a severe punishment after deciding they are guilty of a crimecondemn somebody to something  He was found guilty and condemned to death. 3 force to do somethingFORCE somebody TO DO something if a particular situation condemns someone to something, it forces them to live in an unpleasant way or to do something unpleasantcondemn somebody to (do) something  people condemned to a life of poverty  His occupation condemned him to spend long periods of time away from his family.4 not safeTBDESTROY to state officially that something is not safe enough to be used  an old house that had been condemnedcondemn something as something  The pool was closed after being condemned as a health hazard. COLLOCATIONSadverbsstrongly condemn something/somebodyThis procedure was strongly condemned by the opposition.roundly condemn something/somebody (=very strongly and severely)Last week’s violence was roundly condemned by foreign governments.be widely condemned (=by many people, groups etc)The laws have been widely condemned by human rights groups.publicly/openly condemn something/somebodyArmy officers openly condemned the war.unanimously condemn something/somebody (=with the agreement of all the people involved)The committee unanimously condemned the idea.vehemently/vigorously/fiercely condemn something/somebody (=in a very strong or angry way)The educational reforms were vehemently condemned by teachers.utterly/unequivocally condemn something/somebody (=very definitely and with no doubts)We utterly condemn any acts of violence. → See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscondemn• Where she was concerned, he was too prone to condemn.• The destruction of rainforests has been condemned as a disaster for the environment.• It was lauded by the industry but condemned as insufficient by some security experts and victims' advocates, including Cummock.• Local authorities have been condemned for failing to tackle the problem of homelessness.• Standing at windows was his favourite situation for brooding, self-examination, consoling or condemning himself ... wondering what to do next.• They want to condemn industrial output.• The French government condemned the killings and ordered an immediate investigation.• Lawyers were quick to condemn the new legislation.• Inspectors condemned the three buildings after the fire.• Far better condemn the whole nation to watching television.• The cooks were up at 0500 hours, preparing the usual early breakfast for men condemned to hard work.• You are condemned to live outside time. condemn somebody/something for (doing) something• Diesels are condemned by some for being too slow off the mark.• Future generations will condemn us for inaction in the face of what is obviously happening in the world at present.• It was a bitter irony that he condemned her for loving a man who was out of reach.• Suddenly interested in the achievement of poor black schoolchildren, pundits, federal officials and policy-makers unanimously condemn Ebonics for lowering standards.• Mottram was an original drunken sailor and was condemned to death for stealing a boat.• One day a telegram arrived from a Hindu warning the Mahatma not to condemn Hindus for what they had done.condemned to death• As befitted his rank he was tried before the House of Lords and, being found guilty, was condemned to death.• But the republican counter-espionage was highly organized, and early in 1814 he was arrested, tried and condemned to death.• He was now arrested, tried for treason for his support of Jane Grey and condemned to death.• His cook was charged and being found guilty was condemned to death.• Tireless, she came back once more and was condemned to death.• White told how he had repeatedly tried to escape, been twice captured, twice imprisoned, finally condemned to death.• McVeigh was condemned to death after his conviction on identical charges in June.• Mottram was an original drunken sailor and was condemned to death for stealing a boat.condemn somebody to (do) something• The one venture the saint had just condemned.• Having children could condemn a woman to a lifetime of economic dependence.• She says they condemned her to a lifetime of pain and disability.• History teaches that the lack of a railroad stop condemned many towns to a lingering death a hundred years ago.• People who do so condemn themselves to an endless round of debate over something they can never achieve.• Against ample evidence for the prosecution the accused offered no real defence and were all condemned and sentenced to hang.• If you don't learn from the past, you're condemned to repeat its mistakes.• By pursuing top management commitment and new organization designs, the committee members would have condemned themselves to three dilemmas: Illusion.• Even more surprising there are no stars: a deficiency which today usually condemns a climb to total obscurity.• Apfelbaum refreshingly asserts that a sense of humor need not condemn the artist to triviality.Origin condemn (1300-1400) Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from com- ( → COM-) + damnare ( → DAMN4) Exercises Exercises

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Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	condemn
he, she, it	condemns
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	condemned
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have condemned
he, she, it	has condemned
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had condemned
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will condemn
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have condemned
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am condemning
he, she, it	is condemning
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you, we, they	are condemning
Past
I, he, she, it	was condemning
you, we, they	were condemning
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been condemning
he, she, it	has been condemning
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been condemning
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be condemning
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been condemning
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