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уравновешивать — meaning in English

uravnoveshivat

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English meaning

  • balance noun A state in which opposing weights, forces, or elements are evenly matched; stability.
  • compensate verb To pay someone money to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
  • counterbalance noun A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.
  • equipoise noun A state of balance; equilibrium.

Senses

уравновешивать is used for these senses in English:

  • compensate (ambitransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
  • counterbalance (transitive) To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight.
  • equipoise (transitive) To act or make to act as an equipoise.

balance — full definition

  1. noun A state in which opposing weights, forces, or elements are evenly matched; stability.
  2. noun The amount of money left in an account after deposits and withdrawals, or the difference between credits and debits.
  3. verb To bring something into a state of equilibrium, or to keep it steady without falling.

compensate — full definition

  1. verb To pay someone money to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
  2. verb To make up for a weakness or problem by adjusting something else.

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