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

Van Dijk nearly made amends for his earlier blunder when he glanced a header against the bar from Mohamed Salah's corner.

From Barron's

The bulk of those players who lined up at Brentford and, indeed, in the damaging defeat at West Ham, were given the chance to make amends as a result.

From BBC

He said that if the Senate amends the bill to address his privacy concerns, he would vote in favor of the new version.

From Barron's

So Wales have to make amends in a ground that is no longer a fortress.

From BBC

Pelosi was one of the most vocal and early proponents of Proposition 50, which amends the state constitution to give state Democrats the power through 2030 to redraw California’s congressional districts in their favor.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apology
• redress
• reparation
• restitution