Meaning of "compromise" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMPROMISE

From Old French compromis, from Latin comprōmissum mutual agreement to accept the decision of an arbiter, from comprōmittere, from prōmittere to promise.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COMPROMISE

compromise  [ˈkɒmprəˌmaɪz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPROMISE

Compromise is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb compromise in English.

WHAT DOES COMPROMISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Compromise

To compromise is to make a deal between different parties where each party gives up part of their demand. In arguments, compromise is a concept of finding agreement through communication, through a mutual acceptance of terms—often involving variations from an original goal or desire. Extremism is often considered as antonym to compromise, which, depending on context, may be associated with concepts of balance and tolerance. In the negative connotation, compromise may be referred to as capitulation, referring to a "surrender" of objectives, principles, or material, in the process of negotiating an agreement. In human relationships, "compromise" is frequently said to be an agreement with which no party is happy because the parties involved often feel that they either gave away too much or that they received too little.

Definition of compromise in the English dictionary

The first definition of compromise in the dictionary is settlement of a dispute by concessions on both or all sides. Other definition of compromise is the terms of such a settlement. Compromise is also something midway between two or more different things.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COMPROMISE

PRESENT

Present

I compromise

you compromise

he/she/it compromises

we compromise

you compromise

they compromise

Present continuous

I am compromising

you are compromising

he/she/it is compromising

we are compromising

you are compromising

they are compromising

Present perfect

I have compromised

you have compromised

he/she/it has compromised

we have compromised

you have compromised

they have compromised

Present perfect continuous

I have been compromising

you have been compromising

he/she/it has been compromising

we have been compromising

you have been compromising

they have been compromising

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I compromised

you compromised

he/she/it compromised

we compromised

you compromised

they compromised

Past continuous

I was compromising

you were compromising

he/she/it was compromising

we were compromising

you were compromising

they were compromising

Past perfect

I had compromised

you had compromised

he/she/it had compromised

we had compromised

you had compromised

they had compromised

Past perfect continuous

I had been compromising

you had been compromising

he/she/it had been compromising

we had been compromising

you had been compromising

they had been compromising

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will compromise

you will compromise

he/she/it will compromise

we will compromise

you will compromise

they will compromise

Future continuous

I will be compromising

you will be compromising

he/she/it will be compromising

we will be compromising

you will be compromising

they will be compromising

Future perfect

I will have compromised

you will have compromised

he/she/it will have compromised

we will have compromised

you will have compromised

they will have compromised

Future perfect continuous

I will have been compromising

you will have been compromising

he/she/it will have been compromising

we will have been compromising

you will have been compromising

they will have been compromising

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would compromise

you would compromise

he/she/it would compromise

we would compromise

you would compromise

they would compromise

Conditional continuous

I would be compromising

you would be compromising

he/she/it would be compromising

we would be compromising

you would be compromising

they would be compromising

Conditional perfect

I would have compromise

you would have compromise

he/she/it would have compromise

we would have compromise

you would have compromise

they would have compromise

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been compromising

you would have been compromising

he/she/it would have been compromising

we would have been compromising

you would have been compromising

they would have been compromising

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you compromise
we let´s compromise
you compromise

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to compromise

Past participle

compromised

Present Participle

compromising

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «COMPROMISE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «compromise» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of compromise

accommodation · adjustment · agreement · concede · concession · discredit · dishonour · embarrass · endanger · expose · give-and-take · half measures · imperil · implicate · jeopardize · meet halfway · middle ground · prejudice · settlement · strike a balance · trade-off · undermine · weaken

TRANSLATION OF COMPROMISE

Find out the translation of compromise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of compromise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compromise» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 妥协
• Translator English - Spanish: compromiso
• English: compromise
• Translator English - Hindi: समझौता
• Translator English - Arabic: تَسْوِية
• Translator English - Russian: соглашение на основе взаимных уступок
• Translator English - Portuguese: compromisso
• Translator English - Bengali: আপস
• Translator English - French: compromis
• Translator English - Malay: Kompromi
• Translator English - German: Kompromiss
• Translator English - Japanese: 妥協
• Translator English - Korean: 타협
• Translator English - Javanese: Kompromi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự thỏa hiệp
• Translator English - Tamil: சமரசம்
• Translator English - Marathi: तडजोड
• Translator English - Turkish: taviz
• Translator English - Italian: compromesso
• Translator English - Polish: kompromis
• Translator English - Ukrainian: компроміс
• Translator English - Romanian: compromis
• Translator English - Greek: συμβιβασμός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kompromie
• Translator English - Swedish: kompromiss
• Translator English - Norwegian: kompromiss

10 QUOTES WITH «COMPROMISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word compromise.

1

Gary Ackerman

You can compromise between good, better, and best, and you can compromise between bad and worse and terrible. But you can't compromise between good and evil. And now people look at the other side as a completely different kind of animal and say, 'They are taking the country down the road to purgatory.' It's complete intolerance.

2

Dario Argento

I've been lucky enough to have had the luxury of being able to make the picture I've wanted to make each time on my own terms and without compromise.

3

Timothy Garton Ash

But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy.

4

James Mark Baldwin

Feeling is the consciousness of the resulting conditions - of success, failure, equilibrium, compromise or balance, in this continuous rivalry of ideas.

5

Ann Marie Buerkle

It's not that I'm not willing to compromise. But I won't compromise on principles.

6

Conrad Burns

This product is a compromise, and the nature of compromise is that you don't get everything you want.

7

Andrew Carnegie

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

8

Steve Chabot

The Senate needs 60 votes to pass anything. They have to compromise with liberal Democrats to spend more money. Even though arguably we have control of the Senate, we really don't.

9

Kenneth Chenault

For me, integrity is the consistency of words and actions. Part of the way that you do that is to ask people questions on some of the most difficult issues that you confront. 'Take me through where you felt you had to compromise your values.'

10

Charles Horton Cooley

Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which he will not compromise.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPROMISE»

Discover the use of compromise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compromise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Spirit of Compromise: Why Governing Demands it and ...

Argues that bipartisan compromise is essential to effective governing, and claims that the dominance of political campaigning in the United States has blocked compromise and threatened the effectiveness of American government.

Amy Gutmann, Dennis Frank Thompson, 2012

No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green

The 25th Anniversary Edition of Keith Green's inspiring biography, revised and updated by his wife, Melody.

Melody Green, 2008

On Compromise and Rotten Compromises

What if a rotten compromise is politically necessary? Compromise is a great political virtue, especially for the sake of peace. But, as Avishai Margalit argues, there are moral limits to acceptable compromise even for peace.

Avishai Margalit, 2009

Compromise: A Political and Philosophical History

"This book offers a conceptual history of compromise that demonstrates the connection between different understandings of compromise and corresponding differences in understandings of political representation"--

Alin Fumurescu, 2013

Compromised: Clinton, Bush and the CIA

Argues that Presidents Clinton and Bush are under the influence of the CIA and that the agency worked to insure Clinton's election

Terry Reed, 1994

Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School ...

First published in 1984, this best-selling classic is Theodore Sizer's eloquent call to arms for school reform.

Theodore R. Sizer, 2004

Performance Without Compromise: How Emerson Consistently ...

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Charles F. Knight, Davis Dyer, 2005

Conflict and Compromise: The Political Economy of Slavery, ...

This book examines the economic and political factors that led to the attempt by Southerners to dissolve the Union in 1860 and the equally determined effort of Northerners to preserve it.

Roger L. Ransom, 1989

On the Brink of Civil War: The Compromise of 1850 and how it ...

Explains how four young senators played crucial roles in forging a compromise as the Union moved toward civil war in 1849.

John C. Waugh, 2003

The Compromise of Liberal Environmentalism

His analysis of the norms that guide global environmental policy also challenges the often-presumed primacy of science in environmental governance.

Steven F. Bernstein, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPROMISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compromise is used in the context of the following news items.

Only 'Pragmatic Compromise' Can Save Greece

As they strive to find what U.S. Treasury Jack Lew calls a “pragmatic compromise” on this important burden-sharing issue, the officials are ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»

Obama Urges Germany, Greece to Compromise on Emergency …

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

David Cameron considers foxhunting compromise to make it legal to …

David Cameron is considering a compromise to water down the foxhunting ban without a full repeal of the controversial law, it was reported last ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Plan calls for dockside, rooftop dining at 110 Compromise St.

The future of 110 Compromise St. could include rooftop and dockside dining under a plan unveiled Tuesday night. In a meeting with residents, ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jul 15»

Message to the Academy: Don't Compromise Standards, Say Two …

Marcia Nasatir, who was the first female VP of production at a Hollywood studio, and Bonnie Arnold, who is the co-president of feature ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»

Ocean Springs allows short-term rentals after final compromise

Mayor Connie Moran said she was disappointed in the compromise point, but said, "I'm just glad to get something on the books.". «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»

Oscars shouldn't compromise to up diversity, say female Academy …

'I think that's the wrong way to look at it' … Some Oscars voters are concerned over moves to rapidly boost demographic diversity at the US ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

New law for appointment of judges would compromise with …

New Delhi: Noted jurist Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday attacked the Centre on the new law on appointment of judges saying it would compromise ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»

House and Senate Compromise on $38.14 Billion Budget

The Conference Committee has reached an agreement and filed a report to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»

Botched Compromise Over TTIP Agreed in Euro Parliament?

MEPs are meeting in Strasbourg to try and thrash out a compromise over the TTIP ahead of a vote on its progress on Wednesday. At stake is ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»