- atone for something
- atone for somethingto make amends for an error. •
You must atone for the bad things you have done.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
You must atone for the bad things you have done.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
atone — [[t]əto͟ʊn[/t]] atones, atoning, atoned VERB If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it. [FORMAL] [V for n] He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son... [V by ing] He atoned… … English dictionary
atone — a|tone [əˈtəun US əˈtoun] v [i]formal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: at one in agreement ] to do something to show that you are sorry for having done something wrong atone for ▪ Richard was anxious to atone for his thoughtlessness … Dictionary of contemporary English
atone — verb (I) formal to do something to show that you are sorry for having done something wrong (+ for): Richard was anxious to atone for his thoughtlessness … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
atone — UK [əˈtəʊn] / US [əˈtoʊn] verb [intransitive] Word forms atone : present tense I/you/we/they atone he/she/it atones present participle atoning past tense atoned past participle atoned formal to show that you are sorry for doing something bad or… … English dictionary
atone — a|tone [ ə toun ] verb intransitive FORMAL to show that you are sorry for doing something bad or wrong ╾ a|tone|ment noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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assoil — v. acquit a person; pardon; atone for something … English contemporary dictionary
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