英语词汇“atone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

atoneatone /əˈtoʊn/ verb

ETYMOLOGYatone

Origin: 1500-1600 at one in agreement

VERB TABLE

atone

Simple Form
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

Continuous Form
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

[intransitive + for] formal to do something good after you have done something wrong, in order to make a situation better – used especially about religious actions [Origin: 1500–1600 at one in agreement]