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- Dictionaryamend/əˈmɛnd/
verb
- 1. make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances: "the rule was amended to apply only to non-members"
- 2. improve the texture or fertility of (soil): "amend your soil with peat moss or compost"
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AMENDS definition: 1. to do something good to show that you are sorry about something you have done: 2. to do…. Learn more.
to change the words of a text, especially a law or a legal document: MPs were urged to amend the law to prevent another oil tanker disaster. In line 20, "men" should be amended (= changed) to "people". Until the constitution is amended, the power to appoint ministers will remain with the president. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : to put right. especially : to make emendations in (something, such as a text) amended the manuscript. 2. a. : to change or modify (something) for the better : improve. amend the situation. b. : to alter especially in phraseology. especially : to alter formally by modification, deletion, or addition. amend a constitution. intransitive verb.
The meaning of AMENDS is compensation for a loss or injury : recompense. How to use amends in a sentence.
Amends definition: reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.. See examples of AMENDS used in a sentence.
Amend definition: to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure. See examples of AMEND used in a sentence.
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense amends , present participle amending , past tense, past participle amended. 1. verb. If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
