amended

Meanings

1. 1verbtransitive

   Changed a document, law, or agreement slightly in order to correct or improve it.

   Grammar: Past tense and past participle of amend; takes an object: they amended the law.

   Patterns

   • amended the constitution
   • an amended version of something

   Parliament amended the bill to protect small businesses.

   Please send me the amended version of the contract before Friday.

2. 2verbtransitiveformal

   Improved one's own behavior or habits, especially by stopping something bad.

   Grammar: Usually in the fixed phrase 'amended one's ways'.

   Patterns

   • amend your ways

   After years of debt, he finally amended his spending habits.

   The judge warned the young man to amend his ways.

Common combinations

an amended version

The amended version of the report includes the missing figures.

amend the constitution

The amendment process allows Congress to amend the constitution.

an amended return

She filed an amended tax return after finding an error.

amend a bill

Senators voted to amend the bill before passing it.

Synonyms and how they differ

revised

Means changed to improve or update; amend is used mainly for official documents and laws.

modified

Broader and less formal; any change, not necessarily to a document.

corrected

Fixes errors only, while amending can also add new content.

Opposites

Word family

amend verb

To change or improve a document or behavior.

amendment noun

A formal change to a document or law.

amendable adjective

Able to be changed or corrected.

Commonly confused: amended or emend?

Practice

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