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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.

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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
amends More Idioms  

  1. see make amends.

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

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This season of “Summer House” has shown Wilson and Miller making amends to continue their friendship.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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 • Mar. 25, 2026

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 • Mar. 24, 2026

He apologized at a New Hampshire synagogue, and ahead of a second presidential bid four years later, he worked to make amends with the Jewish community.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

They would find her and she would be able to make amends.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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