Palabras en English para 'make amends for'
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noun
- remorse for your past conduct
- voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
- a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).
- Any instrument of self-punishment.
- A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
verb
verb
- make reparations or amends for
- make amends for; pay compensation for
- adjust for
- make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- make payment to; compensate
- do or give something to somebody in return
- To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
- To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.
- To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
- (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.
verb
- make reparations or amends for
- make right or correct
- adjust for
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- censure severely
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
- fall in value
- treat a defect
- (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
- (transitive) To discipline; to punish.
- (transitive) To inform (someone) of their error.
- (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
adj
adv
intj
noun
verb
- make reparations or amends for
- (film) To redecorate a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
- To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.
- To dress again.
- To set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.
- To put in order again; to set right; to revise.
noun
- a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
- One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser.
- A setting right, as of injury, oppression, or wrong, such as the redress of grievances; hence, indemnification; relief; remedy; reparation.
- (film) The redecoration of a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
- The act of redressing; a making right; amendment; correction; reformation.
- A possibility to set right, or a possibility to seek a remedy, for instance in court
verb
- make reparations or amends for
- make right or correct
- put in or restore to an upright position
- regain an upright or proper position
- (transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
- (transitive) To correct.
- (transitive) To set upright.
- (intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
adj
- having the axis perpendicular to the base
- in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
- appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
- (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
- correct in opinion or judgment
- being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
- socially right or correct
- of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
- in conformance with justice or law or morality
- free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
- (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- precisely accurate
- intended for the right hand
- in or into a satisfactory condition
- Real; veritable (used emphatically).
- Of or relating to the right whale.
- Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
- Clockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
- (geometry) Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
- Healthy, sane, competent.
- (geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.
- Designed to be placed or worn outward.
- Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
- Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: →
- (Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
- (politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
- (geometry) Of an angle, measuring 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
noun
- anything in accord with principles of justice
- a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
- an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
- location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
- the hand that is on the right side of the body
- (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
- those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
- (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
- The right hand or fist.
- The authority to perform, publish, film, or televise a particular work, event, etc.; a copyright.
- That which complies with justice, law or reason.
- (surfing) A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
- The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
- The right side or direction.
- A legal, just or moral entitlement.
adv
- in the right manner; correctly; suitably
- precisely, exactly
- in accordance with moral or social standards
- an interjection expressing agreement; Yes, you are indeed correct
- toward or on the right; also used figuratively
- to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely
- immediately
- in an accurate manner
- (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
- in a face down manner
- Immediately, directly.
- Exactly, precisely.
- In a correct manner.
- On the right side.
- (British, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite.
- Towards the right side.
- According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
intj
- Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
- Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
- Yes, that is correct; I agree.
- I have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion).
- Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof.
noun
verb
noun
- Forgiveness for an offence.
- (law) An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.
- a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
- the act of excusing a mistake or offense
- the formal act of liberating someone
intj
verb
phrase
- Sorry, as an apology.
- Said as a request to pass somebody.
- Said as a request for an individual's attention.
- (Canada, US) Said as a request to repeat information.
- (formal) Said as an expression of unexpected or early farewell.
- (Canada, US) Said, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation.
noun
verb
- feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
- decline formally or politely
- express with regret
- feel sad about the loss or absence of
- To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
- (more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).
noun
- sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
- A person invited to an event who was unable to attend, but notified the organizer of this beforehand; a nonattendee.
- (decision theory) The amount of avoidable loss that results from choosing the wrong action.
- Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
verb
- feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
- (transitive) To be sorry for, to regret.
- turn away from sin or do penitence
- (theology, intransitive) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
- (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
- (intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
adj
verb
noun
- sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
- (French) a street or road in France
- European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
- leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
- Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.
noun
verb
- forgive
- (transitive) To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offence, etc.).
- diminish or abate
- send (money) in payment
- release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- hold back to a later time
- refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
- (transitive) To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel.
- (transitive) To restore or replace.
- (transitive) To postpone.
- (transitive) To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
- (transitive) To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).
- (transitive) To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
noun
- the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
- (law) A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.
- (chiefly British) Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
noun
adj
- Pathetic; contemptibly inadequate.
- (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
- (of a person) Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
- Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.
- bad; unfortunate
- without merit; of little or no value or use
- causing dejection
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
intj
verb
noun
- An excuse; an apology.
- (law) An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.
- (law) The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
- (law) A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas.
- An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
- (law) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
- That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
- (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
- a humble request for help from someone in authority
- an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
verb
adj
verb
noun
verb
- make amends for; pay compensation for
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- give new life or energy to
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
- set straight or right
- To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
- To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.
- To transfer oneself to another place.
- To pair again.
noun
- a formal way of referring to the condition of something
- the act of putting something in working order again
- a frequently visited place
- A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.
- The act of repairing or resorting to a place.
- The result of repairing something.
- The act of repairing something.
- The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.
verb
- To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
- (law) To file a document in response to a complaint.
- (ambitransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
- (ambitransitive) To make a reply or response to.
- To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
- To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
- (ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
- To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
- (transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
- To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
- To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
- react to a stimulus or command
- understand the meaning of
- give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
- give the correct answer or solution to
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
- respond to a signal
- match or correspond
- be liable or accountable
- react verbally
noun
- A solution to a problem.
- (law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
- (after a possessive, with to) Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
- A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- the speech act of replying to a question
- the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’ (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
- a nonverbal reaction
- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
noun
verb
- stop blaming or grant forgiveness
- absolve from payment
- (transitive) To pardon (something); to waive any negative feeling over or retribution for.
- (transitive) To waive or remit (a debt), to absolve from payment or compensation of.
- (transitive) To look past; to look beyond.
- (transitive) To redeem; to offset the bad effects of something.
- (intransitive) To accord forgiveness.
- (transitive) To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
verb
- To recompense, to repay.
- To retaliate, to seek revenge.
- To retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.).; to avenge.
- To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.)
- To do or give a thing in return for (something).
- To respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown).
- To retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; also (reflexive, rare), to seek revenge for (oneself).
- To repay (someone) a debt owed; specifically, to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
- make repayment for or return something
noun
noun
- One who pardons.
- (law) The sending or placing back of a person to a title or right formerly held; the restitution of one who obtains possession of property under a defective title, to his rights under some valid title by virtue of which he might legally have entered into possession only by suit
- One who remits, or makes remittance.
noun
- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
- a rebuke for making a mistake
- a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
- treatment of a specific defect
- the act of disciplining
- a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
- something substituted for an error
- An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
- (procedure word, military) a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted
- (chiefly in the plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
- The act of correcting.
- A decline in a stock market price after a period of rises. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 10% or more on some specific stock market index.
- A substitution for an error or mistake.
noun
- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
- determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve
- (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
- the conversion of alternating current to direct current
- (astronomy) The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
- (geometry) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.
- (politics, historical) Any of a number of Chinese and Filipino communist purges. See rectification movement.
- (astrology) A procedure that attempts to determine a person's time of birth based on events in their life.
- (geometry) The truncation of a polyhedron by replacing each vertex with a face that passes though the midpoint of each edge connected to the vertex; an analogous procedure on a polytope of dimension higher than 3.
- The action or process of rectifying.
- (chemistry, chemical engineering) Purification of a substance through repeated or continuous distillation.
noun
- remorse for your past conduct
- voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
- a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).
- Any instrument of self-punishment.
- A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- Forgiveness for an offence.
- (law) An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.
- a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
- the act of excusing a mistake or offense
- the formal act of liberating someone
intj
verb
noun
noun
adj
- Pathetic; contemptibly inadequate.
- (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
- (of a person) Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
- Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.
- bad; unfortunate
- without merit; of little or no value or use
- causing dejection
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
intj
verb
noun
- An excuse; an apology.
- (law) An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.
- (law) The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
- (law) A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas.
- An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
- (law) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
- That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
- (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
- a humble request for help from someone in authority
- an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
verb
noun
noun
- One who pardons.
- (law) The sending or placing back of a person to a title or right formerly held; the restitution of one who obtains possession of property under a defective title, to his rights under some valid title by virtue of which he might legally have entered into possession only by suit
- One who remits, or makes remittance.
noun
- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
- a rebuke for making a mistake
- a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
- treatment of a specific defect
- the act of disciplining
- a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
- something substituted for an error
- An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
- (procedure word, military) a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted
- (chiefly in the plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
- The act of correcting.
- A decline in a stock market price after a period of rises. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 10% or more on some specific stock market index.
- A substitution for an error or mistake.
noun
- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
- determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve
- (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
- the conversion of alternating current to direct current
- (astronomy) The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
- (geometry) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.
- (politics, historical) Any of a number of Chinese and Filipino communist purges. See rectification movement.
- (astrology) A procedure that attempts to determine a person's time of birth based on events in their life.
- (geometry) The truncation of a polyhedron by replacing each vertex with a face that passes though the midpoint of each edge connected to the vertex; an analogous procedure on a polytope of dimension higher than 3.
- The action or process of rectifying.
- (chemistry, chemical engineering) Purification of a substance through repeated or continuous distillation.
verb
- make reparations or amends for
- make amends for; pay compensation for
- adjust for
- make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- make payment to; compensate
- do or give something to somebody in return
- To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
- To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.
- To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
- (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.
verb
- make reparations or amends for
- make right or correct
- adjust for
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- censure severely
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
- fall in value
- treat a defect
- (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
- (transitive) To discipline; to punish.
- (transitive) To inform (someone) of their error.
- (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
adj
adv
intj
noun
verb
- make reparations or amends for
- (film) To redecorate a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
- To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.
- To dress again.
- To set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.
- To put in order again; to set right; to revise.
noun
- a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
- One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser.
- A setting right, as of injury, oppression, or wrong, such as the redress of grievances; hence, indemnification; relief; remedy; reparation.
- (film) The redecoration of a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
- The act of redressing; a making right; amendment; correction; reformation.
- A possibility to set right, or a possibility to seek a remedy, for instance in court
verb
- make reparations or amends for
- make right or correct
- put in or restore to an upright position
- regain an upright or proper position
- (transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
- (transitive) To correct.
- (transitive) To set upright.
- (intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
adj
- having the axis perpendicular to the base
- in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
- appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
- (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
- correct in opinion or judgment
- being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
- socially right or correct
- of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
- in conformance with justice or law or morality
- free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
- (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- precisely accurate
- intended for the right hand
- in or into a satisfactory condition
- Real; veritable (used emphatically).
- Of or relating to the right whale.
- Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
- Clockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
- (geometry) Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
- Healthy, sane, competent.
- (geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.
- Designed to be placed or worn outward.
- Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
- Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: →
- (Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
- (politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
- (geometry) Of an angle, measuring 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
noun
- anything in accord with principles of justice
- a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
- an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
- location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
- the hand that is on the right side of the body
- (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
- those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
- (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
- The right hand or fist.
- The authority to perform, publish, film, or televise a particular work, event, etc.; a copyright.
- That which complies with justice, law or reason.
- (surfing) A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
- The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
- The right side or direction.
- A legal, just or moral entitlement.
adv
- in the right manner; correctly; suitably
- precisely, exactly
- in accordance with moral or social standards
- an interjection expressing agreement; Yes, you are indeed correct
- toward or on the right; also used figuratively
- to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely
- immediately
- in an accurate manner
- (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
- in a face down manner
- Immediately, directly.
- Exactly, precisely.
- In a correct manner.
- On the right side.
- (British, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite.
- Towards the right side.
- According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
intj
- Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
- Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
- Yes, that is correct; I agree.
- I have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion).
- Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof.
verb
- feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
- decline formally or politely
- express with regret
- feel sad about the loss or absence of
- To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
- (more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).
noun
- sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
- A person invited to an event who was unable to attend, but notified the organizer of this beforehand; a nonattendee.
- (decision theory) The amount of avoidable loss that results from choosing the wrong action.
- Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
verb
- feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
- (transitive) To be sorry for, to regret.
- turn away from sin or do penitence
- (theology, intransitive) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
- (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
- (intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
adj
verb
noun
- sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
- (French) a street or road in France
- European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
- leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
- Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.
verb
- forgive
- (transitive) To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offence, etc.).
- diminish or abate
- send (money) in payment
- release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- hold back to a later time
- refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
- (transitive) To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel.
- (transitive) To restore or replace.
- (transitive) To postpone.
- (transitive) To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
- (transitive) To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).
- (transitive) To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
noun
- the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
- (law) A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.
- (chiefly British) Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
verb
noun
verb
- make amends for; pay compensation for
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- give new life or energy to
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
- set straight or right
- To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
- To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.
- To transfer oneself to another place.
- To pair again.
noun
- a formal way of referring to the condition of something
- the act of putting something in working order again
- a frequently visited place
- A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.
- The act of repairing or resorting to a place.
- The result of repairing something.
- The act of repairing something.
- The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.
verb
- To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
- (law) To file a document in response to a complaint.
- (ambitransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
- (ambitransitive) To make a reply or response to.
- To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
- To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
- (ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
- To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
- (transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
- To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
- To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
- react to a stimulus or command
- understand the meaning of
- give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
- give the correct answer or solution to
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
- respond to a signal
- match or correspond
- be liable or accountable
- react verbally
noun
- A solution to a problem.
- (law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
- (after a possessive, with to) Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
- A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- the speech act of replying to a question
- the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’ (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
- a nonverbal reaction
- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
verb
- stop blaming or grant forgiveness
- absolve from payment
- (transitive) To pardon (something); to waive any negative feeling over or retribution for.
- (transitive) To waive or remit (a debt), to absolve from payment or compensation of.
- (transitive) To look past; to look beyond.
- (transitive) To redeem; to offset the bad effects of something.
- (intransitive) To accord forgiveness.
- (transitive) To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
verb
- To recompense, to repay.
- To retaliate, to seek revenge.
- To retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.).; to avenge.
- To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.)
- To do or give a thing in return for (something).
- To respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown).
- To retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; also (reflexive, rare), to seek revenge for (oneself).
- To repay (someone) a debt owed; specifically, to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
- make repayment for or return something