"amend" meaning in English

See amend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈmɛnd/ [US, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amend.wav [UK] Forms: amend [canonical], amends [third-person, singular], amended [past], amended [past, participle], amending [present, participle]
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  1. If you amend a law, statement, or piece of writing, you change it to make it better or fix a mistake.
    Sense id: simple-amend-en-verb-5-x7tPot
     
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