MEANING
To change a document, rule, or proposal in order to correct or improve it.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- amend a clause
- amend the proposal
On the page
The committee amended the clause to cover temporary workers.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- amend
- Past tense
- amended
- Past participle
- amended
- Present participle
- amending
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- amend
- Present continuous
- am/is/are amending
- Present perfect
- have/has amended
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been amending
- Past
- amended
- Past continuous
- was/were amending
- Past perfect
- had amended
- Past perfect continuous
- had been amending
- Future
- will amend
- Future continuous
- will be amending
- Future perfect
- will have amended
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been amending
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: amend; amends; amended; amended; amending Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: amends.
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