Meaning

7 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To bind by mutual agreement.

    einen Kompromiss schließen, sich einigen, eine Abmachung machen

  2. To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.

    einen Kompromiss finden, vermitteln

    идти́ на компроми́ссidtí na kompromíss

    settle by concession

  3. (intransitive)To find a way between extremes.

  4. To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion.

    скомпромети́роватьskomprometírovatʹ

  5. (transitive)To cause impairment of.

  6. (transitive)To illegally expose.

  7. (transitive)To breach (a security system).

    They tried to compromise the security in the computer by guessing the password.

    kompromittieren

    компромети́роватьkomprometírovatʹ

Examples

220 sentences
  1. I think it's a great compromise.

    Мені здається, це чудовий компроміс. — deniko

    ruДумаю, это отличный компромисс. — marafon

  2. I think that it's a great compromise.

    Мені здається, це чудовий компроміс. — deniko

  3. We had to compromise.

    Ми були змушені піти на компроміс. — deniko

    ruНам пришлось пойти на компромисс. — marafon

    deWir mussten einen Kompromiss schließen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I compromised with Tom.

    Ми з Томом досягли компромісу. — deniko

    ruЯ нашел с Томом компромисс. — sharptoothed

    deIch bin mit Tom einen Kompromiss eingegangen. — Luiaard

  5. I didn't want to compromise.

    Я не хотів іти на компроміси. — deniko

    ruЯ не хотел идти на компромисс. — marafon

    deIch wollte keinen Kompromiß schließen. — Waldelfe

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to adjust and settle by mutual concessions:
to pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger:
to breach a security system:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to bind by mutual agreement:
to adjust and settle by mutual concessions:
to breach a security system:

Origin

From Middle French compromis, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin compromissum (“a compromise,

From Middle French compromis, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin compromissum (“a compromise, originally a mutual promise to refer to arbitration”), prop. neuter of Latin compromissus, past participle of compromittere (“to make a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter”), from com- (“together”) + promittere (“to promise”); see promise.

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Forms

compromises, compromising, compromised, compromised
Base formcompromise · to compromise
3rd person singularcompromises
Present participlecompromising
Past simplecompromised
Past participlecompromised

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycompromise
he, she, itcompromises

Past simpleLesson

all personscompromised

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill compromise

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

6 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • willing to compromise
  • unwilling to compromise
  • reach a compromise

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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