"amend" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈmɛnd/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amend.wav [Southern-England] Forms: amends [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnd Etymology: From Middle English amenden, from Old French amender, from Latin ēmendō (“free from faults”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mendum (“fault”). Compare aphetic mend. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mend-}}, {{inh|en|enm|amenden}} Middle English amenden, {{der|en|fro|amender}} Old French amender, {{der|en|la|ēmendō||free from faults}} Latin ēmendō (“free from faults”), {{m|la|ex||from, out of}} ex (“from, out of”), {{m|la|mendum||fault}} mendum (“fault”), {{m|en|mend}} mend Head templates: {{en-noun}} amend (plural amends)
  1. (usually in the plural) An act of righting a wrong; compensation. Tags: plural-normally
    Sense id: en-amend-en-noun-AdmdpqO4
  2. (informal, of a document, usually in the plural) Clipping of amendment (“alteration or change for the better”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, plural-normally Alternative form of: amendment (extra: alteration or change for the better)
    Sense id: en-amend-en-noun-Ye4YCBaU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 37 4 4 10 24 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: make amends

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈmɛnd/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amend.wav [Southern-England] Forms: amends [present, singular, third-person], amending [participle, present], amended [participle, past], amended [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], amend [infinitive]
Rhymes: -ɛnd Etymology: From Middle English amenden, from Old French amender, from Latin ēmendō (“free from faults”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mendum (“fault”). Compare aphetic mend. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mend-}}, {{inh|en|enm|amenden}} Middle English amenden, {{der|en|fro|amender}} Old French amender, {{der|en|la|ēmendō||free from faults}} Latin ēmendō (“free from faults”), {{m|la|ex||from, out of}} ex (“from, out of”), {{m|la|mendum||fault}} mendum (“fault”), {{m|en|mend}} mend Head templates: {{en-verb}} amend (third-person singular simple present amends, present participle amending, simple past and past participle amended) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|old=1}}
  1. (transitive) To make better; improve. Tags: transitive Translations (to make better): حَسَّنَ (ḥassana) (Arabic), поправям (popravjam) (Bulgarian), подобрявам (podobrjavam) (Bulgarian), esmenar (Catalan), 修正 (xiūzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), 修改 (xiūgǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), 改正 (gǎizhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), amendya (Cornish), zlepšit (Czech), zlepšovat (Czech), vylepšit (Czech), vylepšovat (Czech), verbeteren (Dutch), corrigeren (Dutch), aanpassen (Dutch), korjata (Finnish), parantaa (Finnish), amender (French), verbessern (German), ausbessern (German), leasaigh (Irish), ceartaigh (Irish), perfezionare (Italian), migliorare (Italian), correggere (Italian), ripulire (Italian), 改正する (kaisei suru) (alt: かいせいする) (Japanese), 改める (aratameru) (alt: あらためる) (Japanese), 修正する (shūsei suru) (alt: しゅうせいする) (Japanese), emendo (Latin), по́добри (pódobri) (Macedonian), и́справи (íspravi) (Macedonian), haukaha (Maori), menemana (Maori), tapi (Maori), amender (Norman), poprawiać (Polish), poprawić (Polish), melhorar (Portuguese), улучша́ть (ulučšátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), соверше́нствовать (soveršénstvovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), исправля́ть (ispravljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), poboljšati (Serbo-Croatian), corregir (Spanish), mejorar (Spanish), iyileştirmek (Turkish), düzeltmek (Turkish), покра́щувати (pokráščuvaty) (Ukrainian), виправля́ти (vypravljáty) (Ukrainian), gwella (Welsh), cywirio (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-amend-en-verb-XpKbasO~ Disambiguation of 'to make better': 61 33 1 1 4
  2. (intransitive) To become better. Tags: intransitive Translations (to become better): حَسُنَ (ḥasuna) (Arabic), подобрявам се (podobrjavam se) (Bulgarian), zlepšit se (Czech), zlepšovat se (Czech), napravit se (Czech), napravovat se (Czech), verbeteren (Dutch), korjaantua (Finnish), parantua (Finnish), verbessern (German), migliorarsi (Italian), perfezionarsi (Italian), poprawić się [perfective] (Polish), poprawiać się [imperfective] (Polish), melhorar (Portuguese), улучша́ться (ulučšátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), соверше́нствоваться (soveršénstvovatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), исправля́ться (ispravljátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), mejorar (Spanish), iyileşmek (Turkish), düzelmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-amend-en-verb-4F6VyvyU Disambiguation of 'to become better': 29 68 2 1 1
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To heal (someone sick); to cure (a disease etc.). Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-amend-en-verb-BTSIokss
  4. (obsolete, intransitive) To be healed, to be cured, to recover (from an illness). Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-amend-en-verb--e9KXnv5
  5. (transitive) To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing. Tags: transitive Translations (to make a formal alteration): кориги́рам (korigíram) (Bulgarian), amendya (Cornish), napravit (Czech), napravovat (Czech), amenderen (Dutch), amendi (Esperanto), muuttaa (Finnish), novellieren (German), helyesbít (Hungarian), leasaigh (Irish), emendare (Italian), rettificare (Italian), menemana (Maori), emendar (Portuguese), вноси́ть измене́ния (vnosítʹ izmenénija) [imperfective] (Russian), вноси́ть попра́вки (vnosítʹ poprávki) [imperfective] (Russian), enmendar (Spanish), korrigera (Swedish), redigera (Swedish), ändra (Swedish), вно́сити змі́ни (vnósyty zmíny) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-amend-en-verb-N7SGa8Xe Disambiguation of 'to make a formal alteration': 14 2 3 2 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ameliorate, correct, improve Derived forms: amendability, amendable, amendation, amendful, reamend Related terms: emend

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiūzhèng",
          "sense": "to make better",
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          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "amendya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "zlepšit"
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          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make better",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "vylepšit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "vylepšovat"
        },
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          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "verbeteren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "corrigeren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "aanpassen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "korjata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "parantaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "amender"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "verbessern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "ausbessern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "leasaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "ceartaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "perfezionare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "migliorare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "correggere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "ripulire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "alt": "かいせいする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kaisei suru",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "改正する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "alt": "あらためる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "aratameru",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "改める"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "alt": "しゅうせいする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shūsei suru",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "修正する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "emendo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pódobri",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "по́добри"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "íspravi",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "и́справи"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "haukaha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "menemana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "tapi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "amender"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "poprawiać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "poprawić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "melhorar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ulučšátʹ",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "улучша́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "soveršénstvovatʹ",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "соверше́нствовать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ispravljátʹ",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "исправля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "poboljšati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "corregir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "mejorar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "iyileştirmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "düzeltmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pokráščuvaty",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "покра́щувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vypravljáty",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "виправля́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "gwella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 33 1 1 4",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to make better",
          "word": "cywirio"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To become better."
      ],
      "id": "en-amend-en-verb-4F6VyvyU",
      "links": [
        [
          "better",
          "better"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become better."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḥasuna",
          "sense": "to become better",
          "word": "حَسُنَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podobrjavam se",
          "sense": "to become better",
          "word": "подобрявам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to become better",
          "word": "zlepšit se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to become better",
          "word": "zlepšovat se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to become better",
          "word": "napravit se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to become better",
          "word": "napravovat se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to become better",
          "word": "verbeteren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become better",
          "word": "korjaantua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become better",
          "word": "parantua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to become better",
          "word": "verbessern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to become better",
          "word": "migliorarsi"
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          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
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          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
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          "_dis1": "29 68 2 1 1",
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          "deleting",
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          "rephrasing",
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        "(transitive) To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing."
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "ḥassana",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "حَسَّنَ"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "popravjam",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "поправям"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podobrjavam",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "подобрявам"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "esmenar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiūzhèng",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "修正"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiūgǎi",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "修改"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gǎizhèng",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "改正"
    },
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      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "amendya"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "zlepšit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "zlepšovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "vylepšit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "vylepšovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "verbeteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "corrigeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "aanpassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "korjata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "parantaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "amender"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "verbessern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "ausbessern"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "leasaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "ceartaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "perfezionare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "migliorare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "correggere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "ripulire"
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      "alt": "かいせいする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaisei suru",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "改正する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あらためる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "aratameru",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "改める"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しゅうせいする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shūsei suru",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "修正する"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "emendo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pódobri",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "по́добри"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "íspravi",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "и́справи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "haukaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "menemana"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "tapi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "amender"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "poprawiać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "poprawić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "melhorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ulučšátʹ",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "улучша́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "soveršénstvovatʹ",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "соверше́нствовать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispravljátʹ",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "исправля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "poboljšati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "corregir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "mejorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "iyileştirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "düzeltmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pokráščuvaty",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "покра́щувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vypravljáty",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "виправля́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "gwella"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to make better",
      "word": "cywirio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥasuna",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "حَسُنَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podobrjavam se",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "подобрявам се"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "zlepšit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "zlepšovat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "napravit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "napravovat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "verbeteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "korjaantua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "parantua"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "verbessern"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "migliorarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "perfezionarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "poprawić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "poprawiać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "melhorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ulučšátʹsja",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "улучша́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "soveršénstvovatʹsja",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "соверше́нствоваться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispravljátʹsja",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "исправля́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "mejorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "iyileşmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to become better",
      "word": "düzelmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "korigíram",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "кориги́рам"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "amendya"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "napravit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "napravovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "amenderen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "amendi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "muuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "novellieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "helyesbít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "leasaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "emendare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "rettificare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "menemana"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "emendar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vnosítʹ izmenénija",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vnosítʹ poprávki",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вноси́ть попра́вки"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "enmendar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "korrigera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "redigera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "ändra"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vnósyty zmíny",
      "sense": "to make a formal alteration",
      "word": "вно́сити змі́ни"
    }
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    "Amend"
  ],
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}

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  "word": "amend"
}

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