Definition of AMENDS (original) (raw)

: compensation for a loss or injury : recompense

trying to make amends for his bad behavior

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After decades of tension, Graham Nash and David Crosby were en route to make amends, until the latter died in January at age 81. —Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023 But Michele told Harris that she's done a lot of soul-searching and has tried to make amends. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023 That convinces him that the best way to make amends is to pass himself off as a grunt in the DeMeo Crew’s organized crime syndicate, with the goal of getting close with the head of the family — capo Roy DeMeo (Abeckaser). —Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Feb. 2023 In these cases, the customer is right, and the business should do everything in its power to make amends. —Michael Podolsky, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for amends