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
Drake has amended his defamation suit against Universal Music Group to reference Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us” at the Super Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 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
And when the Secretary of State has gone farther, as in the case of the peace treaty with Germany, the Senate has amended his work.
From Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington by Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) Gilbert
