redound

A verb meaning to contribute greatly to a person's credit or honor, or to have a specified effect or result.

• 🇷🇺Глагол, означающий вносить большой вклад в чью-либо репутацию или честь, или иметь определённый эффект или результат.

1. Return or recoil C2 formal

   To come back or rebound upon the originator, often used with 'upon' or 'to'.

   • His dishonesty will redound upon him eventually.
   • The praise redounded to the team's credit.
   • The consequences of the decision redounded to their disadvantage.

   🇷🇺Отразиться

   Синонимы: backfireboomerangcome backreboundrecoilreturn

2. Contribute C2 formal

   To contribute to a particular result or effect, often used with 'to'.

   • Her hard work redounded to the success of the project.
   • The new policy redounded to the benefit of all employees.
   • His generosity redounded to the community's well-being.

   🇷🇺Способствовать

   Синонимы: accrueconducecontributeleadtend

3. Have an effect for good or ill C2 formal

   To have a specific outcome or impact, either positive or negative.

   • The scandal redounded to his shame.
   • Their efforts redounded to the greater glory of the institution.
   • The changes redounded to the improvement of the system.

   🇷🇺Сказаться

   Синонимы: accrueconducecontributeinureoperateservetend

• redounded past participle
• redounded past simple
• redounding present participle
• redounds third person singular