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atonea‧tone /əˈtəʊn $ əˈtoʊn/ verb [intransitive] formal atoneOrigin: 1500-1600 at one ‘in agreement’ VERB TABLEatone |
Present | I, you, we, they | atone | | he, she, it | atones | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | atoned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have atoned | | he, she, it | has atoned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had atoned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will atone | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have atoned |
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Present | I | am atoning | | he, she, it | is atoning | | you, we, they | are atoning | Past | I, he, she, it | was atoning | | you, we, they | were atoning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been atoning | | he, she, it | has been atoning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been atoning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be atoning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been atoning |
- As always, too, his thoughts turned quickly to find some way of atoning.
- For the most part, they listened respectfully as community leaders and peers encouraged everyone to atone, unite and reconcile.
- For these she would not atone.
- In a few short but intense years we began to atone for centuries of environmental degradation.
- Ma'am, what would you have me do to atone for my sin?
- Sins which can cause our soul to be lost for ever in hell need to be atoned for, need to be covered.
to do something to show that you are sorry for having done something wrongatone for Richard was anxious to atone for his thoughtlessness. |