amends

American  

[uh-mendz] / əˈmɛndz /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.

   Synonyms:

   restitution, redress

2. Obsolete. improvement; recovery, as of health.

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idioms

1. make amends, to compensate, as for an injury, loss, or insult.

   I tried to make amends for the misunderstanding by sending her flowers.

amends British  

/ əˈmɛndz /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) recompense or compensation given or gained for some injury, insult, etc

   to make amends

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amends More Idioms  

1. see make amends.

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Etymology

Origin of amends

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English amendes, from Middle French, plural of amende “reparation,” noun derivative of amender “to repair, correct errors in, improve the condition of”; amend

Example Sentences

It was too late to mother her daughter, and too late to be a good daughter to her mother, but she could make amends via her grandchild.

From Literature

Those that do so, he said in an interview, could expect his help to “make amends with the federal government and us.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Lindsay has made amends with the franchise since as she cheered Paul on during the special, advising, “We’re here to make her comfortable, to keep it real.”

From Los Angeles Times

Locals praised the sender for making amends, with one writing: "A lovely, kind gesture to make up for foolish actions from years ago."

From BBC

I need peace, and I need an ending, and I need to make amends and have amends made to me.

From Literature

Related Words

• apology
• redress
• reparation
• restitution