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:

Examples

141 sentences

  1. I compromised with Tom.

    Ми з Томом досягли компромісу. — deniko

    ruЯ нашел с Томом компромисс. — sharptoothed

    deIch bin mit Tom einen Kompromiss eingegangen. — Luiaard

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  2. I don't think we should compromise.

    ruНе думаю, что нам стоит идти на компромисс. — marafon

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  3. I didn't think we should compromise.

    deIch finde, wir sollten keine Kompromisse machen. — Waldelfe

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Meaning

7 senses

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

    einen Kompromiss finden, vermitteln

    идти́ на компроми́ссidtí na kompromíss

    settle by concession

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

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

    kompromittieren

    компромети́роватьkomprometírovatʹ

  3. (ambitransitive)To bind by mutual agreement.

    einen Kompromiss schließen, sich einigen, eine Abmachung machen

More meanings 4

  1. 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

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

  3. (transitive)To cause impairment of.

  4. (transitive)To illegally expose.

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

regular · Lesson

Base formcompromise · to compromise
3rd person singularcompromises
Present participlecompromising
Past simplecompromised
Past participlecompromised

Tenses

compromise · compromised · will compromise · have compromised

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Present simpleLesson

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

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill compromise

Past simpleLesson

all personscompromised

Synonyms

1 synonyms
To adjust and settle by mutual concessions:split the difference

Word family

6 related words
Derivedanticompromisecompromisablecompromisationcompromisercompromise rulescompromising

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
compressB2compressionB2compressorcompriseC1compulsionC1compulsivecompulsively

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