wettmachen

German

Etymology

wett (quits, even (archaic)) + machen (make)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛtˌmaχn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: wett‧ma‧chen

Verb

wettmachen (weak, third-person singular present macht wett, past tense machte wett, past participle wettgemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to make up for, to make good
    Synonym: ausgleichen
    Den Verlust hat er innerhalb weniger Tage wettgemacht.
    He made up for the losses within a few days.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • wettmachen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wettmachen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Further reading

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