Requite — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make repayment for or return something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻkwˈaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪkwˈaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪkwˈaɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻkwˈaɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

repay

Word Forms

requital	noun	an act of requiting; returning in kind
repayment	noun	payment of a debt or obligation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergelten

etwas zurückzahlen oder zurückgeben

🇫🇷French

récompenser

effectuer un remboursement ou retourner quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

recompensar

pagar o devolver algo

🇮🇹Italian

ricambiare

effettuare il rimborso o restituire qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

vergelden

iets terugbetalen of retourneren

🇵🇹Portuguese

retribuir

fazer o reembolso ou devolver algo

🇷🇺Russian

воздать

отплатить за что-либо или вернуть что-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लौटाना

किसी चीज़ का पुनर्भुगतान करना या वापस करना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিশোধ

কিছুর জন্য শোধ করা বা ফেরত দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

பழிவாங்கும்

எதையாவது திருப்பிச் செலுத்தவும் அல்லது திருப்பித் தரவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతిఫలం

ఏదైనా తిరిగి చెల్లించండి లేదా తిరిగి ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

परतफेड

काहीतरी परतफेड करा किंवा परत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળતર

કંઈક માટે ચુકવણી કરો અથવા પરત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಫಲ

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮರುಪಾವತಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിഫലം

എന്തെങ്കിലും തിരിച്ചടയ്ക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തിരികെ നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਲਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਲਈ ਮੁੜ ਅਦਾਇਗੀ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਪਸ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدلہ

کسی چیز کی ادائیگی یا واپس کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

报答

偿还或归还某物

🇯🇵Japanese

報いる

何かを返済する、または何かを返す

🇰🇷Korean

보답하다

물건을 갚거나 돌려주다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

báo đáp

trả nợ hoặc trả lại cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ตอบแทน

ชำระคืนหรือคืนบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

membalas

melakukan pembayaran kembali atau mengembalikan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

gantihan

magbayad para sa o ibalik ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

membalas budi

membuat pembayaran balik atau memulangkan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رد

سداد أو إرجاع شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

پاداش

بازپرداخت یا بازپرداخت چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

karşılık

bir şeyin geri ödemesini yapmak veya iade etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִגמוֹל

להחזיר או להחזיר משהו

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The primary meaning of 'requite' is 'make repayment for or return something'.

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Using 'requite' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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