amends
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.
Pronunciation
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Noun
amends
- plural of amend
- Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.
- Amends were made for the damage and no charges were filed.
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- As to you, Mr. Carruthers, I think that you have done what you could to make amends for your share in an evil plot.
Usage notes
- Many consider amends a plural-only noun, but historically and in some current usage the singular appears.
- Most commonly found in to make amends.
Synonyms
- (compensation): reparation, redress, restitution, indemnity
Translations
compensation for a loss or injury
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Verb
amends
- third-person singular simple present indicative of amend
References
- “amends”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “amends”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.