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Webster 1913 Edition
Amends
A-mends′
,Noun.
sing.
& pl.
Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.
[Now const. with sing. verb.]
“An honorable amends.” Addison.
Yet thus far fortune maketh us
amends
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Amends
AMENDS'
,Noun.
Compensation for an injury; recompense; satisfaction; equivalent; as, the happiness of a future life will more than make amends for the miseries of this.
Definition 2025
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English
Noun
amends pl (plural only)
- Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.
- Amends were made for the damage and no charges were filed.
- (Can we date this quote?) Doyle
- 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
Usually found as 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 form of amend