Past tense of compensate
regular verb
The past tense of compensate is compensated. The past participle is also compensated.
Forms of compensate
| Base form (V1) | compensate /ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | compensated |
| Past participle (V3) | compensated |
| Present participle | compensating |
| Third person singular | compensates |
Compensated in a sentence
- The free EV charging compensated the extra drive to the store.2022 November 5, Andrew Smart, “Tesco anger electric car users after introducing EV fees to UK stores”, in gazette and herald.co.uk…. From the entry Mozzers
- What I lacked in suavitude, I compensated for with application.2012, Donald Greig, Time Will Tell, Thames River Press, →ISBN, page 58. From the entry suavitude
- Hearing loss, common in atheroid cerebral palsy, may profoundly affect speech and communication if not recognised early and compensated for.1983, Edward M. Brett, Paediatric Neurology, page 247. From the entry atheroid
- There is no suggestion that the defendant has necessarily acted wrongfully, nor that he should be compensated for the total amount of his loss.2007, Andrew Burrows, Ewan McKendrick, James Edelman, editors, Cases and Materials on the Law of Restitution, second edition, Oxford…. From the entry disgorgeable
- They are temperature compensated crystal oscillators (TCXO), oven controlled crystal oscillators (OCXO) and a few other variations such as digitally compensated crystal oscillators (DCXO).2003, Nihal Kularatna, Digital and Analogue Instrumentation: Testing and Measurement, Institution of Electrical Engineers, →ISBN, page 265. From the entry DCXO
Meaning of compensate
- verb To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.
- verb To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
- verb 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.
Questions about the past tense of compensate
- What is the past tense of compensate?
- The past tense of compensate is compensated.
- What is the past participle of compensate?
- The past participle of compensate is compensated.
- Is compensate a regular or irregular verb?
- Compensate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: compensate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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