compensate
🇺🇸
/ˈkɑːmpenseɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɒmpenseɪt/
verb
C1
to make up for something bad by doing something good
No amount of money can compensate for the pain of losing a loved one.
R
to adjust something to fix a problem or make things equal
We had to compensate for the measurement error by adjusting the scale.
C1
to pay someone for harm, loss, or injury they suffered
The company must compensate workers for their overtime hours.
translation
to make up for something bad by doing something good; to adjust something to fix a problem or make things equal; to pay someone for harm, loss, or injury they suffered
Word Forms
3rd Present
compensates
Past
compensated
Perfect
compensated
Progressive
compensating