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a·tone A0504500 (ə-tōn′)v. a·toned, a·ton·ing, a·tones v.intr.1. To make amends, as for a sin or fault: These crimes must be atoned for.2. Archaic To agree.v.tr.1. To expiate.2. Archaic To conciliate; appease: "So heaven, atoned, shall dying Greece restore" (Alexander Pope).3. Obsolete To reconcile or harmonize. [Middle English atonen, to be reconciled, from at one, in agreement : at, at; see at + one, one; see one.] a·ton′a·ble, a·tone′a·ble adj.a·ton′er n.atone (əˈtəʊn) vb1. (foll by: for) to make amends or reparation (for a crime, sin, etc)2. (tr) to expiate: to atone a guilt with repentance. 3. obsolete to be in or bring into agreement[C16: back formation from atonement] aˈtonable, aˈtoneable adj aˈtoner na•tone (əˈtoʊn) v. a•toned, a•ton•ing. v.i. 1. to make amends, as for an offense or error or for an offender (usu. fol. by for): to atone for one's sins. 2. Obs. to become reconciled; agree. v.t. 3. to make amends for; expiate. 4. Obs. to bring into unity, accord, etc. [1545–55; back formation from atonement] a•ton′a•ble, a•tone′a•ble, adj. a•ton′er, n. a•ton′ing•ly, adv. atone Past participle: atoned Gerund: atoning
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I atone | you atone | he/she/it atones | we atone | you atone | they atone |
Preterite |
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I atoned | you atoned | he/she/it atoned | we atoned | you atoned | they atoned |
Present Continuous |
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I am atoning | you are atoning | he/she/it is atoning | we are atoning | you are atoning | they are atoning |
Present Perfect |
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I have atoned | you have atoned | he/she/it has atoned | we have atoned | you have atoned | they have atoned |
Past Continuous |
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I was atoning | you were atoning | he/she/it was atoning | we were atoning | you were atoning | they were atoning |
Past Perfect |
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I had atoned | you had atoned | he/she/it had atoned | we had atoned | you had atoned | they had atoned |
Future |
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I will atone | you will atone | he/she/it will atone | we will atone | you will atone | they will atone |
Future Perfect |
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I will have atoned | you will have atoned | he/she/it will have atoned | we will have atoned | you will have atoned | they will have atoned |
Future Continuous |
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I will be atoning | you will be atoning | he/she/it will be atoning | we will be atoning | you will be atoning | they will be atoning |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been atoning | you have been atoning | he/she/it has been atoning | we have been atoning | you have been atoning | they have been atoning |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been atoning | you will have been atoning | he/she/it will have been atoning | we will have been atoning | you will have been atoning | they will have been atoning |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been atoning | you had been atoning | he/she/it had been atoning | we had been atoning | you had been atoning | they had been atoning |
Conditional |
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I would atone | you would atone | he/she/it would atone | we would atone | you would atone | they would atone |
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I would have atoned | you would have atoned | he/she/it would have atoned | we would have atoned | you would have atoned | they would have atoned | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | atone - make amends for; "expiate one's sins"aby, abye, expiateredress, right, correct, compensate - make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" | | 2. | atone - turn away from sin or do penitence repent |
atoneverb (usually with for) make amends, pay for, compensate for, make up for, redress, answer for, recompense for, do penance for, make reparation for, make redress for He felt he had atoned for what he had done.Translationscompenserespiarefare ammendascontareIdiomsSeeatone foratone Related to atone: make amendsSynonyms for atoneverb make amendsSynonyms- make amends
- pay for
- compensate for
- make up for
- redress
- answer for
- recompense for
- do penance for
- make reparation for
- make redress for
Synonyms for atoneverb make amends forSynonymsRelated Words- redress
- right
- correct
- compensate
verb turn away from sin or do penitenceSynonyms |