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.

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1. amend

   To amend means to modify, alter, or change something, typically a document or text, in order to improve, correct, or update it. This term is often used in the context of laws or policies which are revised or added to.

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

FreebaseRate 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

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   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. Vladimir Putin:

   If the situation develops unfavorably, we will have to amend our plans. Beyond doubt, we will have to cut some (spending). But a positive turn and emergence from the current situation are unavoidable, the growth of the global economy will continue and our economy will rebound from the current situation.

2. Henry David Thoreau:

   Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?

3. Bernie Ecclestone:

   We've got a contract in place (with Hockenheim), we just have to amend the years of the contract. It was alternating with Nuerburgring so we'll just take that out.

4. Vladimir Putin:

   If the situation develops unfavorably, we will have to amend our plans. Beyond doubt, we will have to cut some (spending). But a positive turn and emergence from the current situation are inevitable, the growth of the global economy will continue and our economy will rebound from the current situation.

5. Rick Ector:

   Drive-through robberies and carjackings are two compelling reasons why we need to amend Michigan law to allow a lawful handgun owner to legally carry a loaded and accessible pistol without a CPL.

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