Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio The talks are aiming at a compromise. The leader's aggressive stance seems to have foreclosed any chance of diplomatic compromise. I'm hopeful that we can reach a compromise. Negotiations are a two-way thing - both sides have to come to a compromise. A compromise has to be reached between all the powerful vested interests before any restoration work in the city can take place . accede to something phrasal verb be resigned to something idiom bend to something phrasal verb bow down to someone phrasal verb cave in phrasal verb like it or lump it idiom reconcile yourself to something phrasal verb resign yourself to something phrasal verb resort to something phrasal verb Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio compromise verb ( AGREEMENT ) Somebody will have to compromise if we are to break the deadlock between the two warring factions . The reluctance of either side to compromise means that the talks are doomed to fail . The antagonists in this dispute are quite unwilling to compromise. The dispute had reached an impasse , as neither side would compromise. They have become irreconcilable , with both sides refusing to compromise any further . accede to something phrasal verb be resigned to something idiom bend to something phrasal verb bow down to someone phrasal verb cave in phrasal verb like it or lump it idiom reconcile yourself to something phrasal verb resign yourself to something phrasal verb resort to something phrasal verb compromise verb ( LOWER STANDARDS ) be under a cloud idiom bring/take someone down a peg (or two) idiom bruise someone's ego idiom in the doghouse idiom stoop to something phrasal verb compromise verb ( HARM ) be skating on thin ice idiom bet the farm/ranch idiom go for broke idiom have/put your head on the block idiom put your neck on the line idiom roll the dice idiom run the risk of doing something idiom compromise | American Dictionary Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio compromise noun [C] ( AGREEMENT ) Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio compromise verb ( LOWER STANDARDS )

compromise verb ( AGREE ) compromise | Business English Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Examples of compromise Collocations with compromise These are words often used in combination with compromise . Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. Translations of compromise Get a quick, free translation! Word of the Day Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio (of the air) the quality of being cold, dry, and fresh All good things come to an end: talking about leaving a place Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Recent and Recommended Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English Grammar and thesaurus Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English Grammar Thesaurus Pronunciation British and American pronunciations with audio English Pronunciation Translation Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. Bilingual Dictionaries English–Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Simplified)–English English–Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Traditional)–English English–Danish Danish–English English–Dutch Dutch–English English–French French–English English–German German–English English–Indonesian Indonesian–English English–Italian Italian–English English–Japanese Japanese–English English–Norwegian Norwegian–English English–Polish Polish–English English–Portuguese Portuguese–English English–Spanish Spanish–English English–Swedish Swedish–English Semi-bilingual Dictionaries English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Gujarati English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Urdu English–Vietnamese English–Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Simplified)–English English–Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Traditional)–English English–Danish Danish–English English–Dutch Dutch–English English–French French–English English–German German–English English–Indonesian Indonesian–English English–Italian Italian–English English–Japanese Japanese–English English–Norwegian Norwegian–English English–Polish Polish–English English–Portuguese Portuguese–English English–Spanish Spanish–English English–Swedish Swedish–English Dictionary +Plus Word Lists English Noun Verb compromise (AGREEMENT) compromise (LOWER STANDARDS) compromise (HARM) Verb compromise (AGREEMENT) compromise (LOWER STANDARDS) compromise (HARM) compromise (AGREEMENT) compromise (LOWER STANDARDS) compromise (HARM) American Noun compromise (AGREEMENT) Verb compromise (LOWER STANDARDS) compromise (AGREE) Noun compromise (AGREEMENT) compromise (AGREEMENT) Verb compromise (LOWER STANDARDS) compromise (AGREE) compromise (LOWER STANDARDS) compromise (AGREE) Business Noun Verb All translations To add compromise to a word list please sign up or log in. Add compromise to one of your lists below, or create a new one.