Definitions for amends

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amends a·mends

Spelling: [uh-mendz]

IPA: /əˈmɛndz/

Amends is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 170 anagrams from letters in amends (ademns).

Definitions for amends

noun

1. reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
2. Obsolete. improvement; recovery, as of health.

Idioms

1. make amends, to compensate, as for an injury, loss, or insult:

verb (used with object)

1. to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
2. to change for the better; improve: Synonyms: ameliorate, better. Antonyms: worsen.
3. to remove or correct faults in; rectify.

verb (used without object)

1. to grow or become better by reforming oneself: Synonyms: improve, ameliorate. Antonyms: worsen.

Origin of amends

1275-1325; Middle English amendes Middle French, plural of amende reparation, noun derivative of amender to amend

Examples for amends

I owe you some amends, for you have had a narrow escape of your life this night.

What amends could he make for the treachery of his little gunboat?

What riches, or honours, or pleasures, can make us amends for the loss of innocence?

Please stay, Jimps; it's the only amends we can make you, and you must be as hungry as a bear.

You will meet my abstinence by the only amends you can make to me.

This she could not understand, for she had expected an apology as the very least amends he could make.

The least amends I could make was to see that at all events they did not want for the necessities of existence.

In other words, Congress amends bill it passed a few years ago.

I'm sure you have made all the amends in your power, and we are much obliged to you.

Your protection, so that I may die in peace, trying to make some amends for the past.