Meaning
compensate, make up for
- To counterbalance a defect, lack, or disadvantage; to make up for.
- To reward or reimburse someone for work or losses.
In a sentence
La sua simpatia compensa la mancanza di puntualità.
His friendliness makes up for his lack of punctuality.
L'azienda ha compensato i clienti per il disservizio.
The company compensated the customers for the poor service.
Pensi che questo risultato compensi tutti i nostri sforzi?
Do you think this result makes up for all our efforts?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| compensare | infinitive |
| compenso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| compensi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| compensa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compensiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| compensate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| compensano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| compensavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| compensavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| compensava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| compensavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| compensavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| compensavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| compensai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| compensasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| compensò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| compensammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| compensaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| compensarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| compenserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| compenserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| compenserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| compenseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| compenserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| compenseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| compensi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| compensi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| compensi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compensiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| compensiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| compensino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| compensassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| compensassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| compensasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| compensassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| compensaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| compensassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| compenserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| compenseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| compenserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compenseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| compensereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| compenserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| compensa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| compensiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| compensate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| compensando | gerund |
| compensato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary.
- Often takes a direct object: 'compensare le perdite' (to make up for losses).