Meaning

4 senses

  1. To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.

    kompensieren, ausgleichen, wiedergutmachen

    компенси́роватьkompensírovatʹ, возмеща́тьvozmeščátʹ, возмести́тьvozmestítʹ

  2. To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.

    It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it.

    eine Kompensation zahlen, vergüten, entgelten

    заплатитьzaplatitʹ, расплачиватьсяrasplačivatʹsja

  3. (ambitransitive)To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.

    His loud voice cannot compensate for a lack of personality.

    To compensate me for his tree landing on my shed, my neighbor paved my driveway.

    ausgleichen, aufwiegen, kompensieren

    скомпенси́роватьskompensírovatʹ, сбалансироватьsbalansirovatʹ, уравновешиватьuravnovešivatʹ

  4. To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.

    I hate that old car because it steers a little to the left and I'm always compensating for that when I drive it.

    To compensate for his broken leg, Gary uses crutches.

    ausgleichen, etwas dagegensetzen

    adjust for

Examples

52 sentences

  1. Who will compensate for the loss?

    Хто компенсуватиме збитки?

    ruКто возместит потери?

    deWer wird für den Schaden aufkommen?

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  2. I'll compensate you for your loss.

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  3. I will compensate you for your loss.

    ruЯ возмещу ваши потери.

    deIch werde Ihnen den Schaden ersetzen.

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  4. We've lost all hope of being compensated.

    deWir haben alle Hoffnung verloren, entschädigt zu werden.

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  5. I worked hard to compensate for the loss.

    ruЯ старательно работал, чтобы восполнить потерю.

    deIch arbeitete hart, um den Verlust auszugleichen.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to do (something good) after (something bad) happens:
to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration:
to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
to do (something good) after (something bad) happens:
to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration:
to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium:
to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill:
to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin compēnsātus, perfect passive participle of compensō (“to weight togeth

Borrowed from Latin compēnsātus, perfect passive participle of compensō (“to weight together one thing against another, balance, make good”), -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.

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Forms

compensates, compensating, compensated, compensated
Base formcompensate · to compensate
3rd person singularcompensates
Present participlecompensating
Past simplecompensated
Past participlecompensated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycompensate
he, she, itcompensates

Past simpleLesson

all personscompensated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave compensated
he, she, ithas compensated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill compensate

Synonyms

45 synonyms
accustomB1adaptB1levelB2reconcileC2remedyB1resolveB1squareA2dispenseC1restoreB1make upreimburseoffsetacclimateaccommodate
to pay:guerdon
to make up for:atone
to adjust to a change:acclimatize
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words
RelatedcompensationB2compensatorycompensablecompensablyrecompense
Derivedcompensatablecompensatordecompensatemalcompensatemiscompensateovercompensateprecompensaterecompensateundercompensate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
compatibleB2compatriotcompelC1compensationB2compensatorycompeteB1competenceB2
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