Amend: meaning, definitions and examples
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amend
[ əˈmɛnd ]
legal
Make minor changes in order to make something fairer or more accurate.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The contract was amended to include the new terms.
- She proposed to amend the law to better protect consumers.
- We need to amend the errors in the document before submitting it.
Translations
Translations of the word "amend" in other languages:
🇵🇹 alterar
- corrigir
- emendar
🇮🇳 संशोधित करना
- सुधारना
- बदलना
🇩🇪 ändern
- berichtigen
- ergänzen
🇮🇩 mengubah
- memperbaiki
- menyunting
🇺🇦 виправити
- змінити
- доповнити
🇵🇱 zmienić
- poprawić
- uzupełnić
🇯🇵 修正する
- 改訂する
- 変更する
🇫🇷 modifier
- corriger
- amender
🇪🇸 modificar
- corregir
- enmendar
🇹🇷 değiştirmek
- düzeltmek
- eklemek
🇰🇷 수정하다
- 변경하다
- 보완하다
🇸🇦 تعديل
- تصحيح
- إضافة
🇨🇿 změnit
- opravit
- doplnit
🇸🇰 zmeniť
- opraviť
- doplniť
🇨🇳 修改
- 修正
- 补充
🇸🇮 spremeniti
- popraviti
- dopolniti
🇮🇸 breyta
- leiðrétta
- bæta
🇰🇿 өзгерту
- түзету
- толықтыру
🇬🇪 შეცვლა
- გამოსწორება
- დამატება
🇦🇿 dəyişmək
- düzəltmək
- əlavə etmək
🇲🇽 modificar
- corregir
- enmendar
Etymology
The word 'amend' originated from the Latin word 'emendare', which means 'to free from fault or error'. The term first appeared in English in the 14th century, primarily used in legal and legislative contexts to refer to making changes or corrections to documents or laws in order to improve them.
See also: amendable, amended, amending, amendment, amendments, amends.