Definition of "compensate" in Englisch

verb

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

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.

3. (ambitransitive) 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 compensate me for his tree landing on my shed, my neighbor paved my driveway.
   • , Preface The pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries.

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.
   • To compensate for his broken leg, Gary uses crutches.