Definitions for amends
əˈmɛndzamends

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redressnoun

   a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

2. reparation, amendsnoun

   something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

   "how can I make amends"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. amendsnoun

   Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

   Amends were made for the damage and no charges were filed.

2. Etymology: From amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.

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

1. Amendsnoun

   Recompense; compensation; attonement.

   Etymology: amende, Fr. from which it seems to be accidentally corrupted.

   If I have too austerely punished you,
   Your compensation makes amends. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   Of the amends recovered, little or nothing returns to those that had suffered the wrong, but commonly all runs into the prince’s coffers. Walter Raleigh, Essays.

   Where I a pris’ner chain’d, scarce freely draw
   The air imprison’d also, close and damp,
   Unwholsome draught; but here I feel amends,
   The breath of heav’n fresh blowing, pure and sweet,
   With day-spring born; here leave me to respire. John Milton, Sampson Agonistes.

   Some little hopes I have yet remaining, that I make the world some part of amends for many ill plays, by an heroick poem. John Dryden, Aureng. Preface.

   If our souls be immortal, this makes abundant amends and compensation for the frailties of life, and sufferings of this state. John Tillotson.

   It is a strong argument for retribution hereafter, that virtuous persons are very often unfortunate, and vicious persons prosperous; which is repugnant to the nature of a Being, who appears infinitely wise and good in all his works; unless we may suppose that such a promiscuous distribution, which was necessary for carrying on the designs of providence in this life, will be rectified and made amends for in another. Spect. №. 483.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amends

   "Amends" is episode ten of season three of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon. Advertised as a Christmas episode, it was first broadcast on December 15, 1998.

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1. amends

   Amends refers to compensation or actions taken to improve or correct a wrong, injury, or mistake committed. It can also indicate reparations or rectifications made in order to address a misdeed or harm done.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amends

   compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation

2. Etymology: [F. amendes, pl. of amende. Cf. Amende.]

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1. Amends

   "Amends" is episode 10 of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Matched Categories

1. • Compensation
   • Expiation

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Anagrams for amends »

1. desman

How to pronounce amends?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amends in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amends in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of amends in a Sentence

1. Tonya Harding:

   I don’t want her anywhere near me. I don’t want her anywhere near my son, she wants forgiveness. She wants to see me. She wants to make amends. She wants to meet and be part of the family. Hell no.

2. John Cunha:

   He is very sorry for what he did, and at this point, he wants to make amends.

3. Reckitt Benckiser spokeswoman Patty O'Hayer:

   We have stepped up and acknowledged our responsibility in this tragedy and are working hard to make amends and to address the issues of all those who have been impacted.

4. Liz Stalnaker:

   Removing the name Stapleton from places of honor in Denver is one small, visible way of making amends for that history.

5. Amy Locane-Bovenizer:

   You think about second chances, for me, it was my second chance. I had done everything humanly possible since the day of the accident — just everything humanly possible — to make amends. To get my act together. And I guess for the judge to recognize that, that’s probably by what I meant [it was a blessing]. But it was a gift.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amends
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amends
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=amends
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amends
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amends
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=amends
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=amends