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# amends

«amends» in Mova's school dictionary: **sorry and to put right a wrong you did** — 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

noun (plural only, in "make amends")

### meaning for a pupil

1) Something you do to show you are sorry and to put right a wrong you did. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amends/#m1)

2) To make amends for something can also mean to make up for a fault or lack so that it is balanced out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amends/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in stories and everyday life about saying sorry with actions: make amends for breaking a friend's toy. It tells the reader a character is trying to fix a mistake. Phrases: make amends, make amends for, make amends to someone.

### examples

- He made amends by buying her a new pencil case. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amends/#x1)
- I want to make amends for being rude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amends/#x2)
- She made amends to her brother by sharing her sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amends/#x3)
- The team made amends for last week's loss by winning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amends/#x4)
- You can make amends by helping clean up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amends/#x5)
- It's never too late to make amends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amends/#x6)
- To the second son, whose wisdom and prudence made amends for his being rather dull, she gave the government of the earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amends/#x7)

### note

Used almost only in "make amends", and always with -s. Not the same as "amend" (verb: to change or correct a text or law). Noun from the verb: amendment.

### 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/)
- [Making amends can be done with work, such as painting, cleaning or helping, not only with words.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/365-confession-prayer-and-making-amends-at-church/22/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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