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amends Definition

amends (ə mendz)

something given or done to make up for injury, loss, etc. that one has caused to make amends for rudeness

Etymology: ME < OFr, pl. of amende, a fine: see amend

amends Synonyms

amends

pl.n.

amends Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • minute: He made amends on 30 minutes with a carbon copy move.

Noun used with modifier

  • clause: This clause amends section 63 of the 1983 Act.
  • section: This section amends section 30 of the 1998 Act.

Adjective modifier

  • direct: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
  • full: By this, I was sure his wife had made him full amends for once.
  • necessary: To those advertisers whose targets were missed, we will make the necessary amends.
  • such: If they failed to make such amends, they were not only damned by society but damned in the next world.
  • partial: So I set off to The Shepherds Bush Empire the other day to make partial amends.

Converse of object

  • make: I hope to make amends early in the New Year.

Modifies a noun

  • regulation: Regulation 10 amends regulation 44, which defines an eligible child for the purpose of children's pension rights.
  • section: Section 1 of the Act amends section 61 of the 1991 Act.
  • paragraph: Paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 amends paragraph 6(2 ) of Schedule 3 of the DDA 1995.
  • rule: Paragraph 13 amends rule 5 of those rules to apply the provisions about answers to applications under Schedule 6 to the 2004 Act.
  • part: Schedule 1 amends Part I of the 2002 Act to effect this transfer of functions.
  • minute: The re-signing did make amends minutes later, however, when diving to deny Edwards.

Preposition: in

  • minute: Jensen more than made amends in the 12th minute when a quick one-two with Graham Stuart set him free on the left of goal.

Preposition: for

  • mistake: Making amends for the mistakes in the last 10 years will mean hard work & bridge building.
  • defeat: Rotherham were quick out the blocks, looking as if they were eager to make amends for defeats in their last two games.
  • harm: We also expect the young person to take action to make amends for the harm they have caused.
  • year: Will Chris be able to make amends for the past years?
amends Quotes

Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz, My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.

—Joplin,Janis