amend
gb/əmˈɛnd/ us/əmˈɛnd/
B2
إنجليزي
~ 7500
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
formal
C1
action
1
Change a law or official document
To change a law, rule, or formal paper so it is better or correct.
نمط الاستخدام:
to amend [a law / rule / contract / document]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes use "amend" for everyday physical repairs, as in *"I will amend my phone"*. This is incorrect; use "fix" or "repair" for objects. "Amend" is mainly for laws, rules, and written or formal documents. Learners may also confuse "amend" with "emend"; "emend" is rare and used mostly for correcting texts, while "amend" is broader and more common in general and legal use.
مرادفات
revise (Often used for texts in general; slightly broader and less tied to legal or formal contexts than "amend".)
أضداد
maintain (To keep a law or document unchanged instead of altering it.)
تراكيب شائعة
amend a law
|amend the constitution
|amend a contract
|amend the regulations
|amend the bill
|amend the charter
مواضيع
law
|politics
|business
أمثلة
- Parliament voted to amend the law to protect online privacy.
- The company had to amend the contract after a major error was discovered.
- The constitution was amended to allow for direct presidential elections.
- They are pushing to amend the tax code to close several loopholes.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The government wants to amend the old law.
- The lawyer will amend the contract before you sign it.
- We must amend the report because it has a mistake.
فعل
B2
action
2
Change something slightly to improve it
To change something a little so it becomes better or more correct.
نمط الاستخدام:
to amend [a plan / statement / process]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes overuse "amend" in casual speech where "change" or "edit" is more natural, for example *"I will amend my weekend plans"*. This is understandable but can sound too formal in everyday conversation. Use "change" or "update" for most casual situations, and reserve "amend" for more careful or official changes.
مرادفات
adjust (Suggests a small, practical change; "amend" often implies a more careful or official correction.)
أضداد
leave as is (To decide not to change or improve something that could be amended.)
تراكيب شائعة
amend the schedule
|amend the plan
|amend your answer
|amend the policy
|amend the proposal
|amend the procedure
مواضيع
work
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- After hearing the feedback, she amended her presentation slides.
- The committee agreed to amend the proposal before the final vote.
- He later amended his statement to include an apology.
- We may need to amend our plans if the weather gets worse.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The teacher asked him to amend his answer.
- We will amend our travel plan if prices go up.
- She amended her email to fix a small mistake.
فعل
technical
C1
action
3
Improve soil by adding material
To add something like compost or sand to soil to make it better for plants.
نمط الاستخدام:
to amend [soil / the soil] with [material]
مرادفات
enrich (General term for making soil better; "amend" focuses on physically changing the soil by adding material.)
أضداد
deplete (To use up or reduce the nutrients in soil, the opposite of improving it.)
تراكيب شائعة
amend the soil
|amend poor soil
|amend the garden beds
|amend the soil with compost
|amend heavy clay soils
مواضيع
agriculture
|environment
|science
|nature
أمثلة
- You should amend the soil with compost before planting tomatoes.
- Gardeners often amend heavy clay soils with sand and organic matter.
- The instructions say to amend the soil until it drains easily but still holds moisture.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- We amended the soil with compost before we planted flowers.
- Farmers amend poor soil to help crops grow better.
- She amended the garden soil to make it richer.
unknown
formal
C1
action
4
Change one’s behavior for the better
To change the way you act so that you behave better, especially after you did something wrong.
نمط الاستخدام:
to amend [one’s ways / one’s behavior]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense with the expression "make amends," which means to do something to show you are sorry. "Amend your ways" means to change your behavior in the future, not to pay for or fix a past mistake directly.
مرادفات
reform (Also means to improve behavior, but is more common and can refer to wider social or political changes; "amend" here is mainly personal and somewhat formal or literary.)
أضداد
relapse (To fall back into bad behavior after an attempt to improve, the opposite of continuing to amend one’s ways.)
تراكيب شائعة
amend your ways
|amend his ways
|amend her behavior
|amend my life
|seek to amend his ways
مواضيع
ethics
|personal_growth
|daily_life
|emotions
أمثلة
- After the scandal, he promised to amend his ways and be more transparent.
- She finally began to amend her behavior toward her colleagues.
- The judge told him this was his last chance to amend his ways.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He knows he was wrong and wants to amend his ways.
- The teacher hoped the student would amend his behavior.
- She tried hard to amend her ways after the accident.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
amend
IPA
GB/əmˈɛnd/
US/əmˈɛnd/
المقاطع والنبر
amend (١ مقطع)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: amend
- 3rd Person Singular: amends
- Present Participle: amending
- Past: amended
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
amends
verb
amending
verb
amended
verb
Core family
amendment
noun B2
Advanced or less common
amendable
adjective
تعبيرات
amend one's ways
1/əmˈɛnd wˈʌnz wˈeɪz/
idiom
formal
Change your behavior for the better
To start to behave in a better way than before, especially after people said your behavior was bad.
أمثلة
- After several warnings, he finally amended his ways.
- She decided to amend her ways and stop arriving late to work.
- The coach told the team they had to amend their ways or be dropped from the squad.
make amends
1/mˈeɪk əmˈɛndz/
idiom
Do something to show you are sorry
To do something good, kind, or helpful to someone because you did something wrong or hurtful to them before.
أمثلة
- He broke her trust and is now trying to make amends.
- She brought a homemade meal to make amends for missing the party.
- The company offered refunds to make amends for the service failure.