Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to atone
Participle: atoned
Gerund: atoning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | atone |
| you | atone |
| he;she;it | atones |
| we | atone |
| you | atone |
| they | atone |
Perfect
| I | have atoned |
| you | have atoned |
| he;she;it | has atoned |
| we | have atoned |
| you | have atoned |
| they | have atoned |
Past
| I | atoned |
| you | atoned |
| he;she;it | atoned |
| we | atoned |
| you | atoned |
| they | atoned |
Pluperfect
| I | had atoned |
| you | had atoned |
| he;she;it | had atoned |
| we | had atoned |
| you | had atoned |
| they | had atoned |
Future
| I | will atone |
| you | will atone |
| he;she;it | will atone |
| we | will atone |
| you | will atone |
| they | will atone |
Future Perfect
| I | will have atoned |
| you | will have atoned |
| he;she;it | will have atoned |
| we | will have atoned |
| you | will have atoned |
| they | will have atoned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | atone |
| you | atone |
| he;she;it | atone |
| we | atone |
| you | atone |
| they | atone |
Perfect
| I | have atoned |
| you | have atoned |
| he;she;it | have atoned |
| we | have atoned |
| you | have atoned |
| they | have atoned |
Imperfect
| I | atoned |
| you | atoned |
| he;she;it | atoned |
| we | atoned |
| you | atoned |
| they | atoned |
Pluperfect
| I | had atoned |
| you | had atoned |
| he;she;it | had atoned |
| we | had atoned |
| you | had atoned |
| they | had atoned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would atone |
| you | would atone |
| he;she;it | would atone |
| we | would atone |
| you | would atone |
| they | would atone |
Perfect
| I | would have atoned |
| you | would have atoned |
| he;she;it | would have atoned |
| we | would have atoned |
| you | would have atoned |
| they | would have atoned |
Imperative
| you | atone |
| we | Let's atone |
| you | atone |
Verbs conjugated like 'atone'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'atone'
astone,
atene,
stone,
tone,
abode,
adore,
aline,
alose,
amove,
astony,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make up for
- compensate, offset
- alternative form of 'aby'
- abegge
- to make reparation for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency
- abide, acquit, answer, answer for, assoil, expiate, make amends, propitiate, redeem, repair, reparate
- To pay the penalty
- aby
- To make good by reparation.
- recover
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From atone (“reconciled”), from Middle English atone, attone, atoon (“agreed”, literally “at one”), equivalent to at + one. Compare Latin adūnō (“to unite, make one”) for the similar formation. Regarding the different phonological development of atone and one, see the note in one.
Sample Sentences
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He tried to atone for his mistakes by working harder.
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She gave a donation to atone for her past actions.
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The ritual was performed to atone for sins.