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Meaning of discipline in English
Sentence
discipline trong câu
Collocation
Collocation của từ discipline
discipline
noun
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disciplinenoun(TRAINING)
B2[ U ]

training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behaviour produced by this training:

parental/military/school discipline

There should be tougher discipline in schools.

(self) discipline I don't have enough (self) discipline to save money.

[ U ]

the ability to control yourself or other people, even in difficult situations:

Maintaining classroom discipline (= control of the students) is the first task of every teacher.

disciplinenoun(SUBJECT)
C2[ C ]

a particular area of study, especially a subject studied at a college or university

discipline
verb
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disciplineverb(PUNISH)
[ T ]

to punish someone:

be disciplined for A senior army officer has been disciplined for revealing secret government plans to the media.

disciplineverb(CONTROL)
[ T ]

to teach someone to behave in a controlled way:

[ + to infinitive ] I'm trying to discipline myself to eat less chocolate.

discipline
noun
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disciplinenoun(TRAINING)
[ U ]

training that produces obedience or self-control, often in the form of rules and punishments if these are broken, or the obedience or self-control produced by this training:

military discipline

[ U ]

Discipline is also the ability to control a mental activity:

Learning a foreign language requires discipline.

disciplinenoun(SUBJECT)
[ C ]

a particular area of study, esp. a subject studied at a college or university:

an academic discipline

discipline
verb [ T ]
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disciplineverb(PUNISH)

to punish someone:

He was disciplined for his bad conduct.

discipline
noun
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[ U ]

the practice of making sure that people obey rules and do not cause problems:

Personnel rules are used to govern worker conduct and impose discipline on violators.

the strict discipline of prison

[ U ]

the ability to make yourself do something, even if it is difficult, so that you can achieve a goal:

the discipline to do sth Working for a large firm gave him the confidence and discipline to start his own business.

For most people, saving money requires a lot of self-discipline.

[ C ]

a subject or a particular type of work:

Our company actively recruits graduates for a wide range of disciplines including engineering, science, and business.

discipline
verb [ T ]
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to deal with a worker who does not obey company rules, for example by giving them a written warning:

discipline sb for (doing) sth He was disciplined for serious misconduct.

to carefully control the way that you work, live, or behave, especially to achieve a goal:

discipline yourself to do sth Discipline yourself to clear out old files on a regular basis.