compensate
gb/kˈɑmpənsˌeɪt/ us/kˈɑmpənsˌeɪt/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 4700
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
B1
action
1
Pay or give for loss or work
To give money or something else to someone because they lost something, were hurt, or did work.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to compensate [someone] for [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'compensate' with 'reward'. 'Reward' is for good performance or achievement; 'compensate' is for loss, damage, or work done.
పర్యాయపదాలు
reimburse (Implies paying back expenses that were already paid by the person.)
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pay (A broader and more casual term that can include wages or fees.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
deprive (Means to take away something needed or deserved, the opposite of giving for loss.)
పదకలయికలు
financially compensate
|compensate victims
|compensate employees
|compensate for damages
విషయాలు
business
|law
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The company will compensate you for the travel costs.
- She was compensated for the injuries she suffered in the accident.
- We must fairly compensate all employees for their overtime work.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The store will compensate me for the broken item.
- He was compensated for his lost bag.
- They compensated the workers for the extra hours.
క్రియ
B2
action
2
Counterbalance a disadvantage
To make a bad thing less bad by adding something good.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to compensate for [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes use 'compensate' without 'for' in this sense; 'for' is needed when talking about what is being balanced.
పర్యాయపదాలు
offset (More technical or neutral term often used in finance or mechanics.)
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counterbalance (Emphasizes balancing two opposing effects.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
exacerbate (Means to make a bad situation worse, the opposite of reducing its effect.)
పదకలయికలు
compensate for weakness
|compensate for loss
|compensate for delay
విషయాలు
daily life
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Extra training can help compensate for a lack of experience.
- She wore high heels to compensate for her short height.
- The new software compensates for minor errors in data entry.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I drink coffee to compensate for my lack of sleep.
- He works hard to compensate for his mistakes.
- They planted trees to compensate for the loss of forest.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
compensate
IPA
GB/kˈɑmpənsˌeɪt/
US/kˈɑmpənsˌeɪt/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
com - pensate (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (com)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: compensate
- 3rd Person Singular: compensates
- Present Participle: compensating
- Past: compensated
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
compensates
verb
compensating
verb
compensated
verb
Core family
compensation
noun B1
Related words
overcompensate
verb
Negative and opposite forms
uncompensated
adjective
Advanced or less common
compensatory
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
be compensated for
1/bˈi kˈɑmpənsˌeɪtɪd fɚ/
fixed phrase
Receive payment for loss or harm
To get money or another benefit because of harm, loss, or work.
ఉదాహరణలు
- You will be compensated for your time and effort.
- The victims were compensated for their injuries.
compensate for
1/kˈɑmpənsˌeɪt fɚ/
fixed phrase
Make up for a lack or problem
To do something to reduce the bad effect of a problem or lack.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He studies extra hours to compensate for missing classes.
- The bright curtains compensate for the room's lack of sunlight.