Meaning
to reward, compensate
- to give a reward or compensation to someone in recognition of effort, service, or merit
In a sentence
L'azienda ha deciso di ricompensare i dipendenti più meritevoli con un bonus.
The company decided to reward the most deserving employees with a bonus.
Niente potrà mai ricompensare appieno i sacrifici che hai fatto per noi.
Nothing will ever fully reward the sacrifices you made for us.
La sua straordinaria dedizione è stata finalmente ricompensata con una promozione.
His extraordinary dedication was finally rewarded with a promotion.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ricompensare | infinitive |
| ricompenso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricompensi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricompensa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricompensiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricompensate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricompensano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricompensavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ricompensavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ricompensava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ricompensavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ricompensavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ricompensavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ricompensai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ricompensasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ricompensò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ricompensammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ricompensaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ricompensarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ricompenserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ricompenserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ricompenserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ricompenseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ricompenserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ricompenseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ricompensi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricompensi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricompensi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricompensiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricompensiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricompensino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricompensassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ricompensassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ricompensasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ricompensassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ricompensaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ricompensassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ricompenserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricompenseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricompenserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricompenseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricompensereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricompenserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricompensa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ricompensiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ricompensate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ricompensando | gerund |
| ricompensato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Can take either a person ('ricompensare un collaboratore') or an effort ('ricompensare la fatica') as direct object.