Amends

/əˈmɛndz/

Meaning & Definition

noun

reparations or compensation made for a loss or injury; correction of a mistake.

He offered amends for the damage caused by his actions.

an act of making a correction or improvement.

The school made amends for the shortcomings in the curriculum.

verb

to make changes in order to improve or correct something.

He tried to amends his relationship with his estranged brother.

to compensate for a wrongdoing.

She sought to amends her mistakes by volunteering in the community.

Middle English amenden, from Old French amender, based on Latin emendare ‘to correct’.

make amends

To do something to correct a mistake or to make up for a wrong action.

on the mend

Recovering from an illness or injury, or improving a situation.

reparation

Compensation demanded from a defeated nation.

atonement

Reparation for a wrong or injury.