What part of speech is recompense?

Recompense can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. recompense is a verb, present, 1st person singular of recompense (infinitive).
  • 2. recompense is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. recompense is a noun, singular of recompenses.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does recompense mean?

Definitions

Verb

recompense - To reward or repay someone for something done, given etc.
recompense - To give compensation for an injury.

Noun

recompense - the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
recompense - payment or reward (as for service rendered)

Examples of recompense

#   Sentence  
1. verb "Thou, who alone Troy's sorrows deign'st to hear, / and us, the gleanings of the Danaan spear, / poor world-wide wanderers and in desperate case, / has ta'en to share thy city and thy cheer, / meet thanks nor we, nor what of Dardan race / yet roams the earth, can give to recompense thy grace."
Sentence  
verb
"Thou, who alone Troy's sorrows deign'st to hear, / and us, the gleanings of the Danaan spear, / poor world-wide wanderers and in desperate case, / has ta'en to share thy city and thy cheer, / meet thanks nor we, nor what of Dardan race / yet roams the earth, can give to recompense thy grace."

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