amenda‧mend /əˈmend/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] formal 
Word Origin Examples
The law was amended to include women. The defendant later amended his evidence. ‘Steve stole it – or rather borrowed it,’ he amended.—amended adjective: an amended version
Word OriginWORD ORIGINamend
Verb TableOrigin:
1200-1300 Old French amender, from Latin emendare; ➔ EMENDVERB TABLE
amend
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | amend |
| he, she, it | amends | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | amended |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have amended |
| he, she, it | has amended | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had amended |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will amend |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have amended |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am amending |
| he, she, it | is amending | |
| you, we, they | are amending | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was amending |
| you, we, they | were amending | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been amending |
| he, she, it | has been amending | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been amending |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be amending |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been amending |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Congress amended the Social Security Act in 1967 to help the disabled.
- Programs written in languages such as BASIC are very easy to edit and amend.
- The law was amended so that profits from drug dealing could be seized by the government.
- To amend the Constitution voters must approve the measure in a referendum.
- A supplementary statement can not be used to amend the evidence recorded in an earlier statement.
- But the assembly also has the power - never used - to amend the constitution.
- He spoke to intelligence officers at several airbases and made sure that certain records were amended.
- However, fresh proposals to amend the existing rent policy were put to the Bar Council in March.
- If the two treaties have identical parties the subsequent treaty is regarded as amending the earlier.
- In May, after months of bickering, parliament amended the asylum law.
Longman Language Activatorto make small changes to something in order to improve it► adjust
Collocations to make small changes in the position or level of something in order to improve it or make it more suitable: · Check and adjust your brakes regularly.· I don't think the color control on this TV is properly adjusted.· The amount of any of these ingredients can be adjusted according to your taste.· "You don't have to come,'' Lewis said, as he adjusted his tie in a mirror.
► make adjustments to make small changes to something such as a machine, a system, or the way something looks: · You can use this tool to make adjustments in all kinds of machines.make adjustments to: · Scientists were able to locate the star by making a few minor adjustments to their original calculations.
► amend to make small changes to something written, for example a law or legal agreement: · Programs written in languages such as BASIC are very easy to edit and amend.amend a bill/rule/law/act etc: · Congress amended the Social Security Act in 1967 to help the disabled.· The law was amended so that profits from drug dealing could be seized by the government.amend the Constitution: · To amend the Constitution voters must approve the measure in a referendum.
► revise to check a piece of writing from beginning to end and make any changes that are necessary to improve it: · He gave his work to his friend to revise, because he found it hard to see his own mistakes.· The publisher will not accept your manuscript until it has been thoroughly revised.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► amend an act
Word family (=make small changes)· In 1978 the act was amended to make the earliest mandatory retirement age 70.
► amend/change the constitution (=make changes to it)· Congress amended the constitution more than 300 times during 1992.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► act· Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa., that would amend the 1934 act in their favor.· New regulations will amend the Insurance Companies Act 1982 and come into force by 21 May 1993.· What is needed is for Parliament to amend the Act so that it explains exactly how far the rule-making powers go.
► attempt· In recent decades, we have seen a variety of enthusiastic attempts to amend our Constitution.· Henry Hyde of Illinois, who are wary of any attempts to amend the Constitution.
► bill· Why is he trying to stop this Bill instead of amending it in Committee?
► constitution· Gqozo later issued a decree amending the homeland's constitution to allow sovereignty to be relinquished.· Henry Hyde of Illinois, who are wary of any attempts to amend the Constitution.· But the assembly also has the power - never used - to amend the constitution.· Those who wish today to amend the Constitution to suit narrow crusades of their own might ponder this lesson.· We amended the Constitution in 1913 because we decided the people should rule in the Senate.· The following year he amended the constitution, opening the way for a third term.· Since the passage of Proposition 209, those seeking such programs must resort to a statewide initiative to amend the California Constitution.
► law· In May, after months of bickering, parliament amended the asylum law.· The fundamental purpose of legislation is to create, amend or repeal law, thereby giving effect to the intentions of Parliament.· Legislation was passed on private business transactions and shareholding companies, and also amending the law on military service.· The government was persistently unwilling to amend Poor Law principles to take account of the mounting evidence of extensive involuntary unemployment.
► legislation· The Assembly passed a law on civil aviation and amended existing legislation on export-import taxes.· If no amending legislation is enacted within 180 days, the Clinton administration is free to proceed as planned, Riggs said.· It is that amended legislation which has been deemed in breach of the rules.
► order· Legislators are the elected officials who pass laws or amend existing ones in order to remedy problems or to promote certain activities.
► plan· We will amend the plan from this end when we pull it all together.· Also, it will enable you to amend your plan more easily in the air when actual conditions may differ.
► regulation· The Minister intends to bring forward amending regulations in the autumn.
► rule· If the original statement requires correction it is presumably necessary to seek leave to amend although the rules are silent on this.· The architectural and surveying professions have also amended their rules to allow competition on fees.
► statement· An amended statement was approved by the task force in April 1979.· We have given him every opportunity to amend his statements in light of more recent proceedings.
► treaty· Under general treaty law and the law on State responsibility, States can amend or terminate treaties which provide rights for individuals.· Acting unanimously, the member States could have informally amended the treaty provisions, but without such unanimity they each remained bound.
VERB► need· Not too much Tippex was needed to amend the Charter to one of the new King.· The national rules need to be amended.· In an auction contract, this will need to be amended.
► seek· If the original statement requires correction it is presumably necessary to seek leave to amend although the rules are silent on this.· That is bad law, which will lead to miscarriages of justice, and we shall seek to amend it.
WORD FAMILYnounamendmentverbamend
to correct or make small changes to something that is written or spoken: The law was amended to include women. The defendant later amended his evidence. ‘Steve stole it – or rather borrowed it,’ he amended.—amended adjective: an amended version