reparation
part of speech
noun (reparation, reparations)
meaning for a pupil
1) Doing something or paying something to make up for a wrong or damage you caused. tree →
2) (law, history) Money a country or company must pay after a war or a wrong to help those who were harmed: «war reparations». tree →
3) (church) Christians speak of making reparation for sin: making amends after confession. tree →
sense in the lessons
In ethics lessons reparation means putting right what you did wrong: say sorry, pay for the broken window, fix things. In history countries paid reparations after wars. In schools «restorative» approaches ask pupils to make reparation to people they hurt. Phrases: «make reparation», «pay reparations», «reparation for».
examples
- He made reparation by mowing the lawn of the neighbour whose window he broke. tree →
- After the war the country had to pay reparations. tree →
- Saying sorry is a start, but reparation means fixing it too. tree →
- The company paid reparation to the families who were harmed. tree →
- In the story the thief returned the gold as reparation. tree →
- Making reparation can help heal friendships. tree →
note
Formal. «Reparations» (plural) is mostly about money after wars or great wrongs. Similar: amends («make amends»), compensation. Do not confuse with «repair» (fixing things) or «preparation».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «reparation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.