redress1 verbredress2 noun
redressre‧dress1 /rɪˈdres/ verb [transitive] formal 
WORD ORIGINredress1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French redrecier, from drecier ‘to make straight’VERB TABLE
redress
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | redress |
| he, she, it | redresses | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | redressed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have redressed |
| he, she, it | has redressed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had redressed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will redress |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have redressed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am redressing |
| he, she, it | is redressing | |
| you, we, they | are redressing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was redressing |
| you, we, they | were redressing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been redressing |
| he, she, it | has been redressing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been redressing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be redressing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been redressing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Congress has done little to redress these injustices.
- But we should be clear that we are redressing a difference, not discovering an identity.
- But, for a few months, de Lattre infused his troops with the conviction that they might redress the dismal situation.
- If this happens, it is then impossible to redress the situation.
- In other words, it was only through hostilities that the Spartans felt they could redress the balance.
- Saving Sierra Leone is, as much as anything else, about redressing the awful imbalance in life chances the war created.
- She felt constrained creatively by the reactions of the critics, even making conscious interventions to redress their interpretations.
- So when the press was biased towards the political right, television coverage would redress the balance by leaning to the left.
- To redress the imbalance between the photograph and the original he emphasizes the need for more original art in more public places.
Longman Language Activatorto make two numbers, amounts, situations etc equal
· As a parent trying to balance home and career, it's very difficult to find time for a social life.balance something with something · No government so far has been able to balance the number of jobs available with the number of people out of work.
also equalise British to change things so that people are treated equally, especially in their employment: · The Association of Women Teachers in New York fought to equalize male and female pay.· Miners demanded a standard rate throughout the country to equalize wages.
if two amounts, numbers etc balance out , they become equal or have an equal effect, especially if this happens over a fairly long period of time: · Sometimes we have a slight loss and sometimes a slight surplus, but over time they balance out.· Sometimes I do the cooking and sometimes John does - so in the end it all balances out.
if two amounts, or levels even out or you even them out , the differences between them gradually become smaller: even out something: · On cold days the device periodically provides a burst of hot air, to even out the air temperature.even something out: · We want to even the workload out a little, so that no one has more than they can handle.
to achieve a situation in which you give the correct amount of attention and importance to two opposing activities or ideas: · Most reporters are either violently for or violently against the government, but some try to strike a balance.strike a balance between: · School children have to learn to strike a balance between work and play.· Prison reformers are trying to strike a balance between punishing offenders and helping them to avoid repeating their offences.
to make a situation equal or fair again after it has not been fair or equal: · Eventually, if the population of one species rises too much a new epidemic will come along to redress the balance.· Gypsies have often been portrayed as lawless savages, and the film tries to redress the balance by showing their culture as it really is.
to replace or balance something good that has been lost or something bad that has been done, by providing or doing something good: · Nothing they can do will make up for the damage they have caused.· He had to work twice as hard as the other children to make up for his lack of natural ability.more than make up for (=make up for something very well): · The weather was a bit cold, but the beautiful scenery more than made up for it.
to replace or balance something good that has been lost or is lacking, by providing or doing something equally good: · Ray tries to compensate for his shyness by telling a lot of jokes.· It is hoped that the new car's style and design will compensate for its lack of speed.· Failures in this area will have to be compensated for by successes in other areas.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Little could be done to redress the situation. Affirmative action was meant to redress the balance (=make the situation fair) for minorities.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The government must redress the imbalance (=put it right) in spending on black and white children.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
to correct something that is wrong or unfair: Little could be done to redress the situation. Affirmative action was meant to redress the balance (=make the situation fair) for minorities. (also restore the balance British English) (=make it equal or correct again)· What can be done to redress the balance in favour of women?
formal (=do something to make a problem better)· Governments which have not redressed genuine grievances often pay a heavy price later on.
The government must redress the imbalance (=put it right) in spending on black and white children.· By establishing formal links with the universities, and international specialists, they hope to redress the balance.· So when the press was biased towards the political right, television coverage would redress the balance by leaning to the left.· If there is any point at all to democratic government it is, surely, to redress the balance in our favour.· In other words, it was only through hostilities that the Spartans felt they could redress the balance.· These groupings within the general community of women need special attention to redress the balance of lack of opportunity.· They also hoped to redress the balance of the problems caused by the Conservatives.· Helping to redress the balance is G-DHCB, seen here at Lee-on-Solent where it undertook water trials during the summer months.· If I really had the courage of my convictions, I reasoned, I ought to redress the balance at least slightly.
· Saving Sierra Leone is, as much as anything else, about redressing the awful imbalance in life chances the war created.· To redress the imbalance between the photograph and the original he emphasizes the need for more original art in more public places.· Active partnership with the private sector is being sought to redress this imbalance.· I want as well to redress some imbalances in recent academic accounts of the period known as the sixties.· It redresses the imbalance in the existing historical literature of the period, which is heavily weighted in favour of economic and political issues.· On a wider note, authors need to organise themselves to redress the current imbalance of power.· Solving the problem A pressing need in reforming medical education is to redress the imbalance between teaching, research, and administration.· It is hoped that this work may play some small part in redressing this imbalance.
· If this happens, it is then impossible to redress the situation.· But, for a few months, de Lattre infused his troops with the conviction that they might redress the dismal situation.· But little could be done to redress the situation since the houses were in just as bad a position as the growers.· The long term implications have not been fully considered, a situation this project seeks to redress.· Any attempt to redress the situation backfired.· They wanted something to be done, quickly, to redress the situation.
Little could be done to redress the situation. Affirmative action was meant to redress the balance (=make the situation fair) for minorities.redress1 verbredress2 noun
redressre‧dress2 /rɪˈdres $ ˈriːdres/ noun [uncountable] formal EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The courts provide the means of redress for victims of crime.
- Because of the limited liability of shareholders, creditors had no redress.
- Equally, you may have a right of redress if you are dismissed for failure to comply with an unjust order.
- It is normal to restrict both the amounts involved and the timescale for seeking redress.
- One remains a slave for as long as one still addresses the master and seeks redress from the master.
- The families of the victims chose to pursue the action because it was the only form of redress open to them.
- Unless there is any redress to this distortion, the marginal products of labour will not be equal.
- We had no one to speak for us, we had no redress.
- We were wrong to look for redress from others when we should be taking the wrong done to our master upon ourselves.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The government must redress the imbalance (=put it right) in spending on black and white children.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
money that someone pays you because they have caused you harm or damaged your property SYN compensation: (also restore the balance British English) (=make it equal or correct again)· What can be done to redress the balance in favour of women?
formal (=do something to make a problem better)· Governments which have not redressed genuine grievances often pay a heavy price later on.
The government must redress the imbalance (=put it right) in spending on black and white children.· Neither the trustees of the estate nor the outraged relatives have any form of legal redress.· However, it was pointed out that legal redress isn't always obtainable, discrimination against women being an analogy.· The danger is that your rights of legal redress in such cases will be limited or non-existent in practice.· The workers fear it may be sold, but they've no legal redress.· If these conditions were not met, the would-be entrepreneur could seek legal redress.
VERB· This leaflet is designed to outline the procedures through which you, the customer, can register your views or seek redress.· One remains a slave for as long as one still addresses the master and seeks redress from the master.· Several said that they would seek redress through the courts.· If the answer is positive then the employer can seek redress.· Employees aggrieved by the actions of their employers may seek redress through the courts or at an industrial tribunal.· The leaders of the mainstream opposition are seeking redress in the courts, not out on the streets.· Any member of the scheme who felt that the terms of the trust were being abused could seek redress under trust law.· If they don't come up to scratch, we can complain to their professional body and seek redress.
The only hope of redress is in a lawsuit.