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amends

/əˈmendz/uh-MENDZ
/əˈmɛndz/uh-MENDZ

Meaningreparation or penalty

Common meaning: compensation for a wrong

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchamende‘reparation or penalty’source
  2. Anglo-Frenchmeaning shiftsreparation or penalty → reparationsamendes‘reparations’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsreparations → compensation for a wrongamends‘compensation for a wrong’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French amende ‘reparation or penalty’.

Roots

  • amende Old French “reparation or penalty”

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