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atoneatone /əˈtoʊn/ verb ETYMOLOGYatoneOrigin: 1500-1600 at one in agreement VERB TABLEatone |
Present | I, you, we, they | atone | | he, she, it | atones | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | atoned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have atoned | | he, she, it | has atoned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had atoned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will atone | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have atoned |
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Present | I | am atoning | | he, she, it | is atoning | | you, we, they | are atoning | Past | I, he, she, it | was atoning | | you, we, they | were atoning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been atoning | | he, she, it | has been atoning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been atoning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be atoning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been atoning |
[intransitive + for] formal to do something good after you have done something wrong, in order to make a situation better – used especially about religious actions [Origin: 1500–1600 at one in agreement] |