Search from various Engels teachers...
Mustafa
Can we interchange "atone for" with "compensate for"?
"Management compensated us for the time we worked"
"Management atoned us for the time we worked"
1 aug. 2019 08:36
Antwoorden · 3
3
No. The word you need is "compensate". "Atone" does not take an object in this way.
1 augustus 2019
3
No, you can't. 'Compensate' is a common word in this context and it refers to something practical: it just means that they paid you for the time you worked or gave you extra time off.
'Atone' is not a normal everyday word. It has moral and religious overtones and we would never use it in this context. Atonement relates to the moral concept of wrongdoing, and is something personal to you, or between you and God.
1 augustus 2019
No. They have difference nuances. Compensation is more of an exchange; atonement is a stronger word used when there is real regret and repentance. Compensation would also be used in legal contexts, rather than atonement.
1 augustus 2019
Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?
Schrijf je vragen op en laat de moedertaalsprekers je helpen!
Mustafa
Taalvaardigheden
Engels, Spaans, Turks
Taal die wordt geleerd
Engels, Spaans
Artikelen die je misschien ook leuk vindt

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
22 likes · 17 Opmerkingen

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
17 likes · 12 Opmerkingen

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
14 likes · 6 Opmerkingen
Meer artikelen
