Definition of amends
: compensation for a loss or injury : recompense trying to make amends for his bad behavior
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Origin and Etymology of amends
Middle English amendes, from Anglo-French, plural of amende reparation, from amender
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: something done or given by a person to make up for a loss or injury he or she has caused He was sorry for ruining the garden and promised to make amends. Hint: Amends can be used as a singular, but is more common as a plural.
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