compensates
compensates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of compensate.
Meaning of compensate
Verb
compensate (third-person singular simple present compensates, present participle compensating, simple past and past participle compensated)
- To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- guerdon
- 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 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.
- Synonyms:
- acclimatize
Questions about compensates
- What is compensates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Compensates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of compensate.
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