amend
verb/əˈmend/
/əˈmend/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they amend | /əˈmend/ /əˈmend/ |
| he / she / it amends | /əˈmendz/ /əˈmendz/ |
| past simple amended | /əˈmendɪd/ /əˈmendɪd/ |
| past participle amended | /əˈmendɪd/ /əˈmendɪd/ |
| -ing form amending | /əˈmendɪŋ/ /əˈmendɪŋ/ |
- amend something to change a law, document, statement, etc. slightly in order to correct a mistake or to improve it
- He asked to see the amended version.
- The law has been amended to read as follows:…
- Parliament will vote to amend the constitution.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAmend is used with these nouns as the object:- act
- bill
- charter
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French amender, based on Latin emendare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + menda ‘a fault’.Want to learn more?
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