amended

American  

[uh-men-did] / əˈmɛn dɪd /

adjective

1. (of a motion, regulation, bill, etc.) altered, rephrased, etc., by a formal procedure.

   The amended legislation includes new provisions that will help reduce costs to consumers in the insurance marketplace.

2. (of behavior, attitude, etc.) changed for the better; improved.

   The priest's unconditional love inspired many prison inmates to live amended lives.

3. corrected or rectified.

   When the IRS rejected the unsigned form, the couple filed an amended tax return.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of amend.

Other Word Forms

• unamended adjective
• well-amended adjective

Etymology

Origin of amended

amend ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The trust was never amended to remove his previous home.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"Having identified this error, the report will be amended and the assessment of whether there is available evidence revisited."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

They filed an amended complaint Sunday, alleging Rodriguez was arrested in retaliation for coverage critical of ICE operations in Tennessee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Congress amended the law in 1986 to begin daylight saving time on the first Sunday in April and end it on the last Sunday of October.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Well, I amended, they hadn’t exactly seen it, since enough of the original time travelers had had the conscience and forethought to realize what was happening and fix things before everything went too haywire.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Related Words

• cooked
• corrected
• modified
• transformed
• updated