Meaning of "amend" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMEND

From Old French amender, from Latin ēmendāre to emend.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF AMEND

amend  [əˈmɛnd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMEND

Amend is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb amend in English.

WHAT DOES AMEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Amend

Amend as a verb means to change or modify something, as in: ▪ Constitutional amendment, a change to the constitution of a nation or a state ▪ Amend, a motion to modify a pending main motion in parliamentary procedure ▪ Amend something previously adopted, a motion to modify a previously adopted motion ▪ Amend, Iran, places in Iran Amend as a surname may refer to: ▪ Bill Amend, American cartoonist ▪ Eric Amend, former tennis player...

Definition of amend in the English dictionary

The first definition of amend in the dictionary is to improve; change for the better. Other definition of amend is to remove faults from; correct. Amend is also to alter or revise by formal procedure.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AMEND

PRESENT

Present

I amend

you amend

he/she/it amends

we amend

you amend

they amend

Present continuous

I am amending

you are amending

he/she/it is amending

we are amending

you are amending

they are amending

Present perfect

I have amended

you have amended

he/she/it has amended

we have amended

you have amended

they have amended

Present perfect continuous

I have been amending

you have been amending

he/she/it has been amending

we have been amending

you have been amending

they have been amending

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I amended

you amended

he/she/it amended

we amended

you amended

they amended

Past continuous

I was amending

you were amending

he/she/it was amending

we were amending

you were amending

they were amending

Past perfect

I had amended

you had amended

he/she/it had amended

we had amended

you had amended

they had amended

Past perfect continuous

I had been amending

you had been amending

he/she/it had been amending

we had been amending

you had been amending

they had been amending

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will amend

you will amend

he/she/it will amend

we will amend

you will amend

they will amend

Future continuous

I will be amending

you will be amending

he/she/it will be amending

we will be amending

you will be amending

they will be amending

Future perfect

I will have amended

you will have amended

he/she/it will have amended

we will have amended

you will have amended

they will have amended

Future perfect continuous

I will have been amending

you will have been amending

he/she/it will have been amending

we will have been amending

you will have been amending

they will have been amending

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would amend

you would amend

he/she/it would amend

we would amend

you would amend

they would amend

Conditional continuous

I would be amending

you would be amending

he/she/it would be amending

we would be amending

you would be amending

they would be amending

Conditional perfect

I would have amend

you would have amend

he/she/it would have amend

we would have amend

you would have amend

they would have amend

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been amending

you would have been amending

he/she/it would have been amending

we would have been amending

you would have been amending

they would have been amending

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you amend
we let´s amend
you amend

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to amend

Past participle

amended

Present Participle

amending

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «AMEND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «amend» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of amend

alter · ameliorate · better · change · correct · edit · enhance · fix · improve · mend · modify · rebrand · rectify · redraw · reform · remedy · repair · revise · rewrite · tweak · update

TRANSLATION OF AMEND

Find out the translation of amend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of amend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amend» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 修正
• Translator English - Spanish: enmendar
• English: amend
• Translator English - Hindi: संशोधन
• Translator English - Arabic: تعديل
• Translator English - Russian: изменить
• Translator English - Portuguese: emendar
• Translator English - Bengali: সংশোধন করা
• Translator English - French: modifier
• Translator English - Malay: Pindahkan
• Translator English - German: ändern
• Translator English - Japanese: 修正する
• Translator English - Korean: 개정하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Amandemen
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sửa đổi
• Translator English - Tamil: திருத்தும்
• Translator English - Marathi: दुरुस्त करा
• Translator English - Turkish: değiştirmek
• Translator English - Italian: emendare
• Translator English - Polish: zmiany
• Translator English - Ukrainian: змінити
• Translator English - Romanian: modifica
• Translator English - Greek: τροποποιήσει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wysig
• Translator English - Swedish: ändra
• Translator English - Norwegian: endre

8 QUOTES WITH «AMEND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word amend.

1

Judy Biggert

No Congress ever has seen fit to amend the Constitution to address any issue related to marriage. No Constitutional Amendment was needed to ban polygamy or bigamy, nor was a Constitutional Amendment needed to set a uniform age of majority to ban child marriages.

2

Barbara Boxer

We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from decent, loyal Americans. This great Constitution of ours should never be used to make a group of Americans permanent second-class citizens.

3

Jo Ann Davis

As our country increasingly relies on electronic information storage and communication, it is imperative that our Government amend our information security laws accordingly.

4

Byron Dorgan

The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don't.

5

Thomas a Kempis

Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.

6

Samuel Freeman Miller

As a general rule, governments are unlimited in their powers. All free governments, perhaps all other governments, are entitled in some shape or other to make laws and to repeal or amend them.

7

Peter Slipper

Pope Benedict is an amazingly visionary person. What he has done is establish an evolutionary process that will help undo the Reformation. The Anglican Church has been hijacked by modernism, with synods trying to amend the faith and this process will allow traditional Anglicans to be themselves.

8

Thomas Woods

The Emergency Banking Act reached back in time to amend the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917, which had originally been intended to criminalize economic intercourse between American citizens and declared enemies of the United States.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMEND»

Discover the use of amend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

FoxTrot Sundaes: A FoxTrot Collection

It’s a concoction so consistently fresh and funny that in 2007 the National Cartoonists Society presented Bill Amend with its prestigious Reuben Award.

Bill Amend, 2010

Death By Field Trip: A FoxTrot Collection

Follows the adventures of teenagers Peter and Paige and their little brother Jason as they squabble and survive in the complex modern world.

Bill Amend, 2001

A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children

Raising a gifted child is both a joy and a challenge, yet parents of gifted children have few resources for reliable parenting information.

Janet L. Gore, Edward R. Amend, 2007

The Best of FoxTrot

Since the 1988 launch of Bill Amend's FoxTrot, Amend has humorously depicted suburban living through the adventures and misadventures of the Fox family.

Bill Amend, 2010

Math, Science, and Unix Underpants: A Themed FoxTrot Collection

Gathers examples from twenty years of the "FoxTrot" comic strip that emphasize Paige and Peter's difficulties with mathematics, science, and computers, Jason's extreme preoccupation with all aspects of the subjects, and related themes.

Bill Amend, 2009

Assorted FoxTrot

With 20 successful collections and more than 1.75 million FoxTrot books already in circulation, creator Bill Amend shows no sign of slowing down.

Bill Amend, 2000

Pass The Loot

A collection of family humor from the popular comic strip covers everything from sibling rivalry to drug abuse to the tenderness of a first kiss

Bill Amend, 1990

FoxTrot, Assembled with Care

Two years of "Fox Trot" comes alive in a compilation of comic strips that features ten-year-old Jason's hijinks as he tortures his parents and teenage siblings with his computer and pet iguana.

Bill Amend, 2002

Amend Statute of Limitations: Hearing Before Subcommittee ...

Considers H.R. 6527, and identical H.R. 6678 and H.R. 11544, to amend D.C. Code to provide time limit concerning civil suits brought against building contractors, architects, etc., for damages to person or property caused by defective or ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia, 1967

Jam-Packed FoxTrot

More comic adventures of the Fox family.

Bill Amend, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMEND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term amend is used in the context of the following news items.

Plans on to amend staff hiring rules

MANGALURU: The health and family welfare department is mulling over amending cadre and recruitment guidelines to regularize the services ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Vacaville seeks to amend sign codes

Signs reflect the character and perception of a community, Vacaville officials say, which is why a proposal has been hatched to amend city code ... «TheReporter.Com, Jul 15»

Haryana asks Centre to amend Drug Act

Haryana government on Saturday urged the Union government to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to ban nicotine which is now readily ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»

Maharashtra scraps ordinance plan to amend Factories Act …

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has shelved its plans of issuing an ordinance to amend the Factories Act to make it more ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

UNHCR urges Hungary not to amend asylum system in haste

BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 3 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency says it is "deeply concerned" about a set of proposals to amend Hungary's ... «UNHCR, Jul 15»

Could trust protector amend procedure for removing himself?

Wellin, digs a little deeper into the authority of the trust protector, namely if the trust protector had the authority to amend the procedure for his ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

Stratford Planning Commission pushing to amend regulations for …

The Stratford Planning Commission is proposing amending regulations for sign usage by town businesses, nonprofit organizations, and ... «Stratford Star, Jul 15»

Samoa to amend Village Fono Act

The Samoan government is proposing a change to village by-laws to help curb rising levels of domestic violence and drug and alcohol abuse ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»

Hamas: Abbas's decision to amend the unity government is a 'coup'

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's decision to commission Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah to conduct a ministerial amendment to the ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»

Corporations or LLC's cannot amend bylaws to impair vested …

The power to amend bylaws is limited in several respects. Furthermore, not all amendments to bylaws are the treated alike and certain ... «Lexology, Jul 15»