amend
verb (used with object)
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure.
has amended
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present perfectof amend (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The miner on Wednesday said its board has approved several growth projects and that it has amended a streaming agreement with Canadian precious metals company Triple Flag at the Northparkes mine in Australia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Louisiana has acknowledged that the treatment of Landor by prison guards was "antithetical to religious freedom" and has amended its prison grooming policy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
Angel City Brewery, also located in the Arts District, has amended its normal 4 p.m. to midnight weeknight schedule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
The Scottish government has previously said it has amended parole rules to take greater account of the safety of victims, and exclusion zones can already be set as a condition for release.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
In this respect Weismann has amended his original proposition that the germ-cells were immortal, like unicellular organisms.
From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Oscar Hertwig
