Polyglot Dictionary

recompensar

/rekompenˈsaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
recompenso
preterite (yo)
recompensé
past participle
recompensado

Meaning

  1. to reward

    • Lo recompensaron por su ayuda.

      They rewarded him for his help.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

premiar

premiar specifically means to award a prize, in a competition; recompensar is more general reward or compensation.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

recompensar

recompensar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to reward."

Practice

1 What does recompensar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches recompensar?

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