amends

«amends» in Mova's school dictionary: sorry and to put right a wrong you did — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (plural only, in "make amends")

meaning for a pupil

1) Something you do to show you are sorry and to put right a wrong you did. tree →

2) To make amends for something can also mean to make up for a fault or lack so that it is balanced out. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories and everyday life about saying sorry with actions: make amends for breaking a friend's toy. It tells the reader a character is trying to fix a mistake. Phrases: make amends, make amends for, make amends to someone.

examples

• He made amends by buying her a new pencil case. tree →
• I want to make amends for being rude. tree →
• She made amends to her brother by sharing her sweets. tree →
• The team made amends for last week's loss by winning. tree →
• You can make amends by helping clean up. tree →
• It's never too late to make amends. tree →
• To the second son, whose wisdom and prudence made amends for his being rather dull, she gave the government of the earth. tree →

note

Used almost only in "make amends", and always with -s. Not the same as "amend" (verb: to change or correct a text or law). Noun from the verb: amendment.

In the corpora

• Making amends can be work as well as money, like painting a porch you damaged.
• Making amends can be a kind thing you do, not only money.
• Making amends can be time and kindness, like reading to someone whose glasses you broke.
• Standing up for someone who is teased is a strong way to make amends.
• Making amends can be done with work, such as painting, cleaning or helping, not only with words.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «amends» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.