Definitions for Amend
əˈmɛndamend

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amendverb

   make amendments to

   "amend the document"

2. better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorateverb

   to make better

   "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

3. rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amendverb

   set straight or right

   "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amendverb

   To make better.

2. amendverb

   To become better.

3. amendverb

   To heal (someone sick); to cure (a disease etc.).

4. amendverb

   To make a formal alteration in legislation by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.

5. Etymology: From amender, from emendo, from ex + mendum. Confer aphetic mend.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To AMENDverb

   Etymology: amender, Fr. emendo, Lat.

   1. To correct; to change any thing that is wrong to something better.2. To reform the life, or leave wickedness. In these two cases we usually write mend. See Mend.

   Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Jerem. vii. 3.

   3. To restore passages in writers which the copiers are supposed to have depraved; to recover the true reading.

2. To Amendverb

   To grow better. To amend differs from to improve; to improve supposes or not denies that the thing is well already, but to amend implies something wrong.

   As my fortune either amends or impairs, I may declare it unto you. Philip Sidney.

   At his touch
   Such sanctity hath heaven given his hand,
   They presently amend. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amendverb

   to change or modify in any way for the better

2. Amendverb

   by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like;

3. Amendverb

   by supplying deficiencies;

4. Amendverb

   by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify

5. Amendverb

   to grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amend

   The motion to amend, in parliamentary procedure, is used to modify another motion.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amend

   a-mend′, v.t. to correct: to improve: to alter in detail, as a bill before parliament, often so fundamentally as to overthrow entirely the thing originally proposed.—v.i. to grow or become better.—adjs. Amend′able, Amend′atory, corrective.—n. Amend′ment, correction: improvement: an alteration proposed on a bill under consideration: a counter-proposal put before a public meeting: a counter-motion.—n.pl. Amends′, supply of a loss: compensation: reparation. [Fr. amender for emender—L. emendāre, to remove a fault—e, ex, out of, and menda, a fault.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amend

   To change a rule or form of legislation.

   They did amend the legislation to ensure the peoples choices and voices are heard.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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1. Amend

   Amend vs. Emend -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Amend and Emend.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AMEND

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Amend is ranked #16161 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Amend surname appeared 1,789 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Amend.
   
   93.9% or 1,680 total occurrences were White.
   2.1% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 26 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.2% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Correct
   • Revise

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Amend' in Verbs Frequency: #886

Anagrams for Amend »

1. ad-men

2. admen

3. maned

4. Medan

5. named

6. mande

How to pronounce Amend?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Amend in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Amend in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Amend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Amend in a Sentence

1. Steve Vickers:

   I suggest we look very carefully and calmly at this case before we afford this incident too much priority or seek to amend the Hong Kong threat profile, the timing of the arrests is obviously of interest: especially in this politically charged week before the LegCo vote.

2. Deutsche Bank analysts:

   It might take months for them to work through the various cash flow scenarios and ultimately decide on ratings, this could potentially give sponsors more time to support their transactions via additional loan repurchases or working with investors to amend and extend legal final maturities for watch-listed bonds.

3. Jessica Levinson:

   Trump thinks ‘our country is going to hell.’ Well, there is likely little more than a chance in hell that we are going to amend the Constitution, amending the Constitution is one of the most serious things that lawmakers can do. Therefore the path to doing it is rightfully arduous. I would put the chances … as beyond a longshot. To be sure, changing the Constitution, the supreme law of the land, would require a two-thirds vote in Congress, then ratification from three-fourths of state legislatures. It could also be changed through a constitutional convention in which at least 34 states convene to vote on an amendment, which would then need ratification from a minimum 38 states. Trump since announcing his candidacy in mid-June has made illegal immigrants from Mexico a top concern and has suggested several solutions -- including a wall along the southern border and the change to birthright citizenship.

4. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer:

   We have the right to do it, We are going to do it and we are going to do it at the beginning on Tuesday if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn't call for these witnesses in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposal, we're allowed to amend it, and ask for them. I am allowed to amend it -- and then if they say well let's wait and hear the arguments we'll want a vote after they hear the arguments as well and we will do everything we can to force votes again.

5. Denver Sheriff Department:

   The Denver Sheriff Department maintains its commitment to treat all people with dignity and respect, and is proud to have one of the most diverse workplaces in Colorado, while we didn’t commit this violation intentionally, we accept responsibility and are taking steps to clarify policy and amend language in hiring documents.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Amend
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amend
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Amend
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Amend
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Amend
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Amend
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html