make him pay

made him pay

Definition

Definition of make him pay - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

compensationensure he compensates for a wrongdoing

The judge decided to make him pay for the damages.

avenge

punish

recompense

consequencescause him to suffer consequences for his actions

She vowed to make him pay for his betrayal.

penalize

punish

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Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Expressions with pay

pay off

repay a debt or loan in full

She managed to pay off her student loans last year.

pay down

make an initial payment on a purchase

He decided to pay down on the new car.

pay in

deposit money into an account

She went to the bank to pay in her paycheck.

pay out

distribute money from a fund or account

The company decided to pay out dividends to shareholders.

make someone pay

cause someone to give money as a result of something

The company made the customer pay for the damages.

pay a high price

spend a lot of money for something

He had to pay a high price for the concert tickets.

pay a very high price

spend a lot of money for something

He had to pay a very high price for the car.

pay for itself

earn or save enough to cover its own cost

The new machine will pay for itself in two years.

pay no attention

disregard something as unimportant or irrelevant

She paid no attention to the rumors.

pay the cost

bear the financial expense of something

You have to pay the cost of the repairs.

Examples of make him pay in a sentence

The company will make him pay for the financial loss.
He swore to make him pay for the insult.
The team planned to make him pay for his mistakes.

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French:faire payer, punir, ...
German:für etwas bezahlen lassen, büßen lassen, ...
Italian:farlo pagare, ...
Spanish:hacerle pagar, hacer pagar, ...
Portuguese:fazê-lo pagar, fazer com que ele pague, ...
Chinese:补偿, 让他受罚, ...
Japanese:償わせる, 報いを受けさせる, ...
Arabic:أَلْزَمَهُ بِالتَّعْويض, جَعَلَهُ يَدْفَعُ الثَّمَن, ...
Hebrew:לְחַיֵּב, לִגְרוֹם לוֹ לְשַׁלֵּם, ...
Russian:заставить заплатить, ...
Ukrainian:змусити заплатити, змусити його заплатити, ...
Hindi:भरपाई कराना, सजा देना, ...
Bengali:ক্ষতিপূরণ দিতে বাধ্য করা, ভোগান্তি দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:fer-lo pagar, fer-li pagar les conseqüències, ...
Czech:přimět zaplatit, donutit ho zaplatit, ...
Danish:få ham til at betale, lade ham bøde, ...
Dutch:laten betalen, laten boeten, ...
Greek:τον κάνω να πληρώσει, κάνω να πληρώσει, ...
Hungarian:megfizettetni vele, megbüntetni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យគាត់សងសំណង, ធ្វើឱ្យគាត់ទទួលផលវិបាក, ...
Korean:보상하게 하다, 보복하다, ...
Persian:وادار به جبران کردن, مجازات کرد, ...
Polish:zmusić do zapłaty, sprawić, by ktoś poniósł konsekwencje, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazê-lo pagar, fazer pagar, ...
Romanian:a face să plătească, a trage la răspundere, ...
Swedish:tvinga honom att betala, få honom att betala, ...
Thai:ให้เขาชดใช้, ทำให้รับผล, ...
Turkish:ödeme yaptırmak, cezasını vermek, ...
Vietnamese:bắt bồi thường, trừng phạt, ...

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