amends

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈmɛndz/

  • Audio (Southern England)

    (file)

Noun edit

amends

1. plural of amend

Noun edit

amends

1. Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

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

   • 1903 December 26, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC:

     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 edit

• 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 edit

• (compensation): reparation, redress, restitution, indemnity

Translations edit

Verb edit

amends

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of amend

References edit

• “amends”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “amends”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams edit

• Amsden, Edmans, demans, desman, menads