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amends

nounnounverbattested in dialogue

  • United States//əˈmɛndz//

Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.

noun

  1. 1

    Also a form of amendplural of amend

Etymology

From French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.

noun

  1. 1

    Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.

    Amends were made for the damage and no charges were filed.

    No amends were forthcoming even after we'd proven they were in the wrong.

    As to you, Mr. Carruthers, I think that you have done what you could to make amends for your share in an evil plot.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of amendthird-person singular simple present indicative of amend

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