English Dictionary

compensate

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞

To do (something good) after (something bad) happens / To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.

日本語の意味

悪い結果に対して、良い行動やサービスで埋め合わせる、または償う / 労働や提供されたサービスに対して金銭的な対価を支払う、報酬を与える

After missing his niece's recital, he promised to compensate by taking her to the amusement park all day.

姪の発表会を見逃した後、彼は埋め合わせとして一日中遊園地に連れて行くと約束した。

意味（1）

To do (something good) after (something bad) happens

意味（2）

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.

意味（3）

(transitive, intransitive) 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.

意味（4）

To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.

I don't like driving that old car because it always steers a little to the left so I'm forever compensating for that when I drive it. Trust me, it gets annoying real fast.

compensates （ present singular third-person ）

compensating （ participle present ）

compensated （ participle past ）

compensated （ past ）