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# amend

«amend» in Mova's school dictionary: **To amend something written, like a law, rule or document…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (amend, amends, amended, amending); noun (amends — only in «make amends»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To amend something written, like a law, rule or document, is to change it a little to correct or improve it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amend/#m1)

2) To make amends is to do something good to show you are sorry for a wrong you did. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amend/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in law and civics (amending a constitution, the Amendments to the US Constitution), in schoolwork (amend your draft), and in stories about saying sorry.

### examples

- The council voted to amend the rules for the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amend/#x1)
- Please amend your story to add more detail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amend/#x2)
- The law was amended to protect wild birds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amend/#x3)
- The teacher amended my mark after checking again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amend/#x4)
- He made amends by fixing the broken fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amend/#x5)
- She wanted to make amends for being unkind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amend/#x6)

### note

Regular verb. Noun «amendment» (a change to a law). «Amends» is always plural in «make amends». Not the same as «emend» (to correct a text, very formal).

### In the corpora

- [Making amends can be work as well as money, like painting a porch you damaged.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces/20/)
- [Making amends can be a kind thing you do, not only money.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/343-accidents-told-too-late/4/)
- [Making amends can be time and kindness, like reading to someone whose glasses you broke.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/343-accidents-told-too-late/24/)
- [Standing up for someone who is teased is a strong way to make amends.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/347-leaving-someone-out/28/)
- [Nay, but if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbour;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.206/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «amend» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amend/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.