atone
verb (used without object)
to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed byfor ).
am atoning
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present progressiveof atone (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Oh, I treated her shamefully; but I am atoning to her for the past.
From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Ossip Schubin
I am atoning for that, you see, by telling you the place and time of the meeting.
From The Idiot by Eva M. Martin
