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# reparation

noun (reparation, reparations)

«reparation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Doing something or paying something to make up for a wrong or damage you caused. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reparation/#m1)
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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reparation/#m2)
3. (church) Christians speak of making reparation for sin: making amends after confession. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reparation/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reparation/#x1)
- After the war the country had to pay reparations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reparation/#x2)
- Saying sorry is a start, but reparation means fixing it too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reparation/#x3)
- The company paid reparation to the families who were harmed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reparation/#x4)
- In the story the thief returned the gold as reparation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reparation/#x5)
- Making reparation can help heal friendships. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reparation/#x6)

### 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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reparation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reparation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reparation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reparation.html) on Mova free.