to make amends
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3.4
- phrasal verb
- /meɪk əˈmɛndz/
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enmendar
- But I'm determined to make amends and for us to be on a path towards union.
- try to make amends
- make amends for the past
- people make amends
Number six, learn to make amends in an authentic manner.
- Number six, learn to make amends in an authentic manner.
- They may genuinely want to make amends in an honest way.
- Do you want to make amends with your mother or whoever it is?
- I'm accountable and for that I'm making amends.
- But I make amends by staying clean.
- You know, they don't owe me because I made amends, right?
- And I said I do have to acknowledge and I got to make amends.
- The other is that it is never too late to make amends.
- But do you have a plan on on how y'all are going to make amends?
- The thought made him sick and contrite and eager to make amends as best as he could.
- And so, you know, throughout that time, after about a year or so, we started to make amends and to become closer.
- So I think ultimately very ashamed of it, trying to make amends for it specifically with with my wife.
- And her husband died a long time ago and he was the police chief and I made amends with him before he passed away, which was good.
- I don't have any tweets I regret because if I sent a tweet that I regretted, I would make amends.
Examples
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What would you say if you had to make amends for a failed relationship?
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Do you want to make amends with your mother or whoever it is?
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Did you, did you ever get to make amends with your sister before she passed?
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Would you try and make amends now or is it done?
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And so, you know, throughout that time, after about a year or so, we started to make amends and to become closer.
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So sorry for that, but we're trying to just make amends on that lovely note.
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You got to own them, Then you got to make amends, and then you got to move on.
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Why not make amends before you leave, huh?
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I tried to make amends to Amy, but our relationship was never again the same.
Academic text (2000) -
Today, Matthew is trying to make amends with those he hurt the most, his family.
Synonyms
483
1.0
To make something right by fixing a mistake
252
2.8
Do work you missed to catch up
71
2.1
To try to make a damaged relationship or reputation better
45
6.0
To fix something that is wrong and make things right
26
6.2
Say or do something to show you are sorry and fix a wrong
25
3.5
Make a relationship better after an argument or disagreement
1
9.5
To make up for a wrong by doing something good
1
7.4
To pay someone for loss, harm, or effort
To make up for a wrong by doing something good
To show you are sorry and correct a wrong
Antonyms
How Apologetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to do something to correct a mistake' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'make' (to perform) with 'amends' (reparations). This compositional pattern — performing reparative actions — is straightforward and parallels equivalent constructions in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase make amends may come from the simple idea of fixing harm: you would make a repair or give money as amends to replace what was broken. So it now means 'to correct a mistake' or 'repair a relationship'.