discipline

🇺🇸 /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdɪsəplɪn/
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noun
B2

Training people to follow rules and behave properly.

Good discipline helps students focus on their studies.

R

A way to train your mind or body to control yourself.

Daily exercise requires discipline to stay healthy.

R

The ability to control your actions and behavior.

His strong discipline helped him achieve his goals.

R

A subject or field of study.

Mathematics is an important academic discipline.

verb
R

To punish someone for breaking rules.

Teachers must discipline students who break school rules.

R

To teach someone to follow rules and behave well.

Parents discipline their children to help them learn right from wrong.

R

To control your own behavior and actions.

You need to discipline yourself to save money regularly.

translation

n. Training people to follow rules and behave properly.; A way to train your mind or body to control yourself.; The ability to control your actions and behavior.; A subject or field of study.
v. To punish someone for breaking rules.; To teach someone to follow rules and behave well.; To control your own behavior and actions.

Word Forms

Plural disciplines
Progressive disciplining
Past disciplined
Perfect disciplined
3rd Present disciplines