amend
verb (used with object)
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure.
had amended
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past perfectof amend.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, Netflix said it had amended its bid for Warner Bros.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
Paramount had amended the most recent bid to include a personal guarantee from billionaire Larry Ellison, the father of Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison, for $40.4 billion of equity financing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
The Marine Department told AFP it had amended marine safety laws and set up a dedicated team to "strictly review" vessel construction and modification.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
The more than four-hour meeting recessed just after 2 p.m., as the city’s attorneys left to draft the revised legislation that the council had amended and signed off on during the meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
It was not she who had amended the marital vows.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
