tell off

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To number off (a group of soldiers); to divide up (soldiers) in this way.

   “To equalize a battalion is to tell off a certain number of companies, usually eight, in such a manner that the several component parts shall consist of the same number of men.”

2. fiil To assign (someone) to a particular task, duty etc.; to depute, to allocate.

   “The provisions were packed over night and sent down by boat, in charge of the steward of the Gtdnare or some person specially told off for the purpose.”

3. fiil To count off (numbers, members of a sequence etc.); to enumerate.

   “The Recruit looked thoughtful and told off the days on his fingers.”

4. fiil To rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish, often in a harsh, angry, direct way.

   “Joel's boss told him off for being late again.”