amends
US/əˈmɛndz/
amends is the plural of amend.
amends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of amend.
Meaning of amend
Noun
amend (plural amends)
- An act of righting a wrong; compensation.
- Thus by the code of the Visigoths, it was forbidden to all strangers to take their subjects under a penalty of one hundred lashes and an amend in gold.1813, John Elihu Hall, “Of Mariners”, in The American Law Journal, volume 4
Noun
amends
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- indemnity, mends, redress, restitution, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, quittal
Proper noun capitalized: Amends
Amends
- plural of Amend
Synonyms of amends
- indemnity
- mends
- redress
- restitution
- acquittal
- bote
- compensation
- indemnification
- recompensation
- recompense
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Origin of amends
From French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.
Phrases with amends
Questions about amends
- What does amends mean?
- Amends means compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
- What is amends the plural of?
- Amends is the plural of amend.
- What part of speech is amends?
- Amends can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce amends?
- Amends is pronounced /əˈmɛndz/ (US).
Words near amends in the dictionary
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