Definition of amend in English:

amend

verbəˈmɛndəˈmɛnd

[with object]

1Make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.
改正，修正
the rule was amended to apply only to non-members
规则被修改成只适用于非成员。
Example sentencesExamples
- This is the slightly amended text of an address he gave to a Quadrant dinner in Sydney in August.
- But although it amends the text to include the year, it does not include the date.
- Actually, Madison wanted to amend the text of the Articles of the Constitution, rather than tacking on a Bill of Rights and further amendments.
- In particular, Hawking's own work on black holes (with which Ellis was not directly involved) had progressed faster than they could amend the text.
- Since publication, Valder has slightly amended the text of his manifesto, replacing the second last paragraph.
- In this connection, it is suggested that the draft be amended with special articles that would reflect the following provisions.
- Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has said he is willing to amend the text to make it clear that conditions and standards for workers will not be affected in any way.
- We have today amended the text of the guidance on the Department's website.
- Pate says that the document has been amended more than 750 times since 1901.
- We seek to amend that document in some minor respects.
- It said it has persuaded several overseas companies to amend their websites to reflect UK law.
- It would not be practical for the council to seek to amend the text in the kind of detail required to make the document acceptable.
- They could amend that document or leave it as is.
Synonyms
revise, alter, change, modify, qualify, adapt, adjust
edit, copy-edit, rewrite, rescript, redraft, recast, rephrase, reword, rework, reform, update, revamp
correct, remedy, fix, set right, put right, repair, emend, improve, ameliorate, better, enhance, clarify
2Improve the texture or fertility of (soil)
改善（土壤）的结构（或肥力）
amend your soil with peat moss or compost
用苔泥炭或堆肥来改善你们的土壤。
Example sentencesExamples
- Plant each clump in soil that has been amended with compost and a balanced fertilizer.
- The greens are core aerified twice annually, and soils are amended if a need arises.
- Composting breaks down waste materials from your garden and kitchen into a nutrient-rich, dark, soil-like matter that can be used to amend your soil.
- For maximum performance, amend soil before transplanting and fertilize regularly.
- Don't amend the soil with compost or other fertilizers unless your soil is so poor it won't even grow weeds.
- Soil that has been amended with either green or animal manures within six months won't need fertilization at planting time.
- Choose a site in full sun and amend the soil with all-purpose fertilizer and 4 inches of compost or well-rotted manure.
- Before replanting, amend the soil by digging in compost or well-rotted manure and a handful of balanced fertilizer.
- After amending the native soil for planting, dig a hole to accommodate the root system.
- It is used in the garden to amend soil and fertilize plants.
- Acidic soil can be amended by the application of compost and a handful of lime at the time of planting.
- If you have a sandy or clay type soil, amend it with well rotted livestock manure or aged compost.
- It may be desirable to amend the soil with sand or peat.
- Before replanting, amend soil with lots of fresh compost or organic matter.
- Always amend your soil at the end of your growing season and add organic matter again in the spring.
- Less than ideal soils can be amended with compost, manure or other organic matter mixed into the top 12 to 18 inches of soil.
- She shaped the space with graceful curves, amended the soil with compost, and installed drip irrigation.
- Cosmos will flower best in poor, sandy soil; heavily amended soils and lots of fertilizer result in fewer flowers.
- Before I planted these choice annuals, I dug big holes and amended the soil with plenty of manure.
- If you can't afford topsoil, you can amend the soil with compost.
1. 2.1archaic Put right.
  〈古〉修复
  a few things had gone wrong, but these had been amended
  有些地方出了毛病，但已被修复。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He said it would be ‘wholly irresponsible’ to scrap the system and said it could be modified and amended.
  I mean, Howard Dean has said a lot of things in this campaign that he's subsequently modified, amended or taken back.
  Synonyms
  put right, set right, set to rights, put to rights, rectify, remedy, restore, solve, sort out, straighten out, resolve, deal with, correct, repair, mend, fix, redress, make good

Derivatives

amendable

adjectiveəˈmɛndəb(ə)ləˈmɛndəb(ə)l

Under this standard, any amendable Constitution makes possible any change whatsoever, since theoretically the Constitution could be amended to implement that change.
Example sentencesExamples
- Senator McConnell says it is amendable and debatable.
- Constitutions are generally speaking less readily amendable than statutes.
- The pilots now work under a collective-bargaining agreement amendable at the end of next year.

amender

noun

Soil amender is a safe and natural substitute for chemical fertilizers.
Example sentencesExamples
- The amends made should support the amender's values or the family or school values if the amender is young.
- This year we topped up with a soil amender (again from composted yard trimmings from the transfer station) and steer manure.
- He was among the thirty-four authors and amenders of the 1933 Humanist Manifesto, first drafted by Roy Wood Sellars.
- Article authors and amenders get no pay and no public credit.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French amender, based on Latin emendare (see emend).

mend from Middle English:
Even though it is found slightly earlier, mend is thought to be a shortening of amend, which along with emend are recorded within a few years of each other. They all go back to Latin emendare ‘to free from faults, correct’.

Rhymes

append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend

Definition of amend in US English:

amend

verbəˈmɛndəˈmend

[with object]

1Make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date.
改正，修正
the rule was amended to apply only to nonmembers
规则被修改成只适用于非成员。
Example sentencesExamples
- But although it amends the text to include the year, it does not include the date.
- Actually, Madison wanted to amend the text of the Articles of the Constitution, rather than tacking on a Bill of Rights and further amendments.
- We seek to amend that document in some minor respects.
- Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has said he is willing to amend the text to make it clear that conditions and standards for workers will not be affected in any way.
- They could amend that document or leave it as is.
- In this connection, it is suggested that the draft be amended with special articles that would reflect the following provisions.
- Since publication, Valder has slightly amended the text of his manifesto, replacing the second last paragraph.
- It said it has persuaded several overseas companies to amend their websites to reflect UK law.
- It would not be practical for the council to seek to amend the text in the kind of detail required to make the document acceptable.
- This is the slightly amended text of an address he gave to a Quadrant dinner in Sydney in August.
- In particular, Hawking's own work on black holes (with which Ellis was not directly involved) had progressed faster than they could amend the text.
- We have today amended the text of the guidance on the Department's website.
- Pate says that the document has been amended more than 750 times since 1901.
Synonyms
revise, alter, change, modify, qualify, adapt, adjust
1. 1.1 Modify formally, as a legal document or legislative bill.
  did she amend her original will later on?
  pressuring Panama to amend its banking laws
  Example sentencesExamples
  I will also be seeking to amend the legislation in order to remove the penalties, infringement notices, and prosecution procedures that apply to individuals.
  Virtually the first act of the fledgling Scottish Parliament was to amend the legislation in an attempt to close this loophole.
  Therefore, it is possible that Spain may amend its legislation within the next two months, but if the case goes to the Court of Justice, the issue could take years to resolve.
  The government now has a choice: it can vote for the bill as amended or it can reject it.
  As I mentioned earlier, the Green Party does support the bill as amended.
  I am pleased to be able to commend the bill as now amended back to the House.
  The latter is said to believe that proposed legislation amending insurance law would be unworkable.
  To head off that possibility, reformers last weekend passed legislation that amends the election law.
  But the courts have no competence to nullify, repeal or amend the legislation in question.
  But the Bill, as amended, does not satisfactorily meet their needs.
  If it is simply a bad law, or an area that is not presently covered by the law, you can participate in the legislative process and get a law passed, amended, or repealed.
  The Government has the chance to facilitate substantial reform of the Australian media industry by accepting this bill as amended.
  The bill was later amended and eventually passed, recognizing hockey as Canada's official winter sport and lacrosse as Canada's official summer sport.
  The report also recommended that existing legislation be amended to increase penalties for drunken persons refusing to leave licensed premises.
  This bill also proposes to amend several existing Acts.
  The bill, as amended, was passed by the Senate on March 9, and will now return to the lower house.
  Therefore we will be amending the legislation, or putting up an amendment.
  Almost all stated that, unless significantly amended, the bills would erode rights and freedoms that are a fundamental part of our democratic way of life.
  According to Minkova, as long as consumer legislation is not amended and people do not seek their rights on a mass scale, things will not change.
  Accordingly, I intend to bring to Parliament proposals for amending the relevant legislation.
2. 1.2 Make better; improve.
  if you can amend or alter people's mindset
3. 1.3archaic Put right.
  〈古〉修复
  a few things had gone wrong, but these had been amended
  有些地方出了毛病，但已被修复。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I mean, Howard Dean has said a lot of things in this campaign that he's subsequently modified, amended or taken back.
  He said it would be ‘wholly irresponsible’ to scrap the system and said it could be modified and amended.
  Synonyms
  put right, set right, set to rights, put to rights, rectify, remedy, restore, solve, sort out, straighten out, resolve, deal with, correct, repair, mend, fix, redress, make good

Origin

Middle English: from Old French amender, based on Latin emendare (see emend).

词汇	amend
释义	Definition of amend in English: amend verbəˈmɛndəˈmɛnd [with object] 1Make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances. 改正，修正 the rule was amended to apply only to non-members 规则被修改成只适用于非成员。 Example sentencesExamples This is the slightly amended text of an address he gave to a Quadrant dinner in Sydney in August. But although it amends the text to include the year, it does not include the date. Actually, Madison wanted to amend the text of the Articles of the Constitution, rather than tacking on a Bill of Rights and further amendments. In particular, Hawking's own work on black holes (with which Ellis was not directly involved) had progressed faster than they could amend the text. Since publication, Valder has slightly amended the text of his manifesto, replacing the second last paragraph. In this connection, it is suggested that the draft be amended with special articles that would reflect the following provisions. Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has said he is willing to amend the text to make it clear that conditions and standards for workers will not be affected in any way. We have today amended the text of the guidance on the Department's website. Pate says that the document has been amended more than 750 times since 1901. We seek to amend that document in some minor respects. It said it has persuaded several overseas companies to amend their websites to reflect UK law. It would not be practical for the council to seek to amend the text in the kind of detail required to make the document acceptable. They could amend that document or leave it as is. Synonyms revise, alter, change, modify, qualify, adapt, adjust edit, copy-edit, rewrite, rescript, redraft, recast, rephrase, reword, rework, reform, update, revamp correct, remedy, fix, set right, put right, repair, emend, improve, ameliorate, better, enhance, clarify 2Improve the texture or fertility of (soil) 改善（土壤）的结构（或肥力） amend your soil with peat moss or compost 用苔泥炭或堆肥来改善你们的土壤。 Example sentencesExamples Plant each clump in soil that has been amended with compost and a balanced fertilizer. The greens are core aerified twice annually, and soils are amended if a need arises. Composting breaks down waste materials from your garden and kitchen into a nutrient-rich, dark, soil-like matter that can be used to amend your soil. For maximum performance, amend soil before transplanting and fertilize regularly. Don't amend the soil with compost or other fertilizers unless your soil is so poor it won't even grow weeds. Soil that has been amended with either green or animal manures within six months won't need fertilization at planting time. Choose a site in full sun and amend the soil with all-purpose fertilizer and 4 inches of compost or well-rotted manure. Before replanting, amend the soil by digging in compost or well-rotted manure and a handful of balanced fertilizer. After amending the native soil for planting, dig a hole to accommodate the root system. It is used in the garden to amend soil and fertilize plants. Acidic soil can be amended by the application of compost and a handful of lime at the time of planting. If you have a sandy or clay type soil, amend it with well rotted livestock manure or aged compost. It may be desirable to amend the soil with sand or peat. Before replanting, amend soil with lots of fresh compost or organic matter. Always amend your soil at the end of your growing season and add organic matter again in the spring. Less than ideal soils can be amended with compost, manure or other organic matter mixed into the top 12 to 18 inches of soil. She shaped the space with graceful curves, amended the soil with compost, and installed drip irrigation. Cosmos will flower best in poor, sandy soil; heavily amended soils and lots of fertilizer result in fewer flowers. Before I planted these choice annuals, I dug big holes and amended the soil with plenty of manure. If you can't afford topsoil, you can amend the soil with compost. 2.1archaic Put right. 〈古〉修复 a few things had gone wrong, but these had been amended 有些地方出了毛病，但已被修复。 Example sentencesExamples He said it would be ‘wholly irresponsible’ to scrap the system and said it could be modified and amended. I mean, Howard Dean has said a lot of things in this campaign that he's subsequently modified, amended or taken back. Synonyms put right, set right, set to rights, put to rights, rectify, remedy, restore, solve, sort out, straighten out, resolve, deal with, correct, repair, mend, fix, redress, make good Derivatives amendable adjectiveəˈmɛndəb(ə)ləˈmɛndəb(ə)l Under this standard, any amendable Constitution makes possible any change whatsoever, since theoretically the Constitution could be amended to implement that change. Example sentencesExamples Senator McConnell says it is amendable and debatable. Constitutions are generally speaking less readily amendable than statutes. The pilots now work under a collective-bargaining agreement amendable at the end of next year. amender noun Soil amender is a safe and natural substitute for chemical fertilizers. Example sentencesExamples The amends made should support the amender's values or the family or school values if the amender is young. This year we topped up with a soil amender (again from composted yard trimmings from the transfer station) and steer manure. He was among the thirty-four authors and amenders of the 1933 Humanist Manifesto, first drafted by Roy Wood Sellars. Article authors and amenders get no pay and no public credit. Origin Middle English: from Old French amender, based on Latin emendare (see emend). mend from Middle English: Even though it is found slightly earlier, mend is thought to be a shortening of amend, which along with emend are recorded within a few years of each other. They all go back to Latin emendare ‘to free from faults, correct’. Rhymes append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend Definition of amend in US English: amend verbəˈmɛndəˈmend [with object] 1Make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date. 改正，修正 the rule was amended to apply only to nonmembers 规则被修改成只适用于非成员。 Example sentencesExamples But although it amends the text to include the year, it does not include the date. Actually, Madison wanted to amend the text of the Articles of the Constitution, rather than tacking on a Bill of Rights and further amendments. We seek to amend that document in some minor respects. Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has said he is willing to amend the text to make it clear that conditions and standards for workers will not be affected in any way. They could amend that document or leave it as is. In this connection, it is suggested that the draft be amended with special articles that would reflect the following provisions. Since publication, Valder has slightly amended the text of his manifesto, replacing the second last paragraph. It said it has persuaded several overseas companies to amend their websites to reflect UK law. It would not be practical for the council to seek to amend the text in the kind of detail required to make the document acceptable. This is the slightly amended text of an address he gave to a Quadrant dinner in Sydney in August. In particular, Hawking's own work on black holes (with which Ellis was not directly involved) had progressed faster than they could amend the text. We have today amended the text of the guidance on the Department's website. Pate says that the document has been amended more than 750 times since 1901. Synonyms revise, alter, change, modify, qualify, adapt, adjust 1.1 Modify formally, as a legal document or legislative bill. did she amend her original will later on? pressuring Panama to amend its banking laws Example sentencesExamples I will also be seeking to amend the legislation in order to remove the penalties, infringement notices, and prosecution procedures that apply to individuals. Virtually the first act of the fledgling Scottish Parliament was to amend the legislation in an attempt to close this loophole. Therefore, it is possible that Spain may amend its legislation within the next two months, but if the case goes to the Court of Justice, the issue could take years to resolve. The government now has a choice: it can vote for the bill as amended or it can reject it. As I mentioned earlier, the Green Party does support the bill as amended. I am pleased to be able to commend the bill as now amended back to the House. The latter is said to believe that proposed legislation amending insurance law would be unworkable. To head off that possibility, reformers last weekend passed legislation that amends the election law. But the courts have no competence to nullify, repeal or amend the legislation in question. But the Bill, as amended, does not satisfactorily meet their needs. If it is simply a bad law, or an area that is not presently covered by the law, you can participate in the legislative process and get a law passed, amended, or repealed. The Government has the chance to facilitate substantial reform of the Australian media industry by accepting this bill as amended. The bill was later amended and eventually passed, recognizing hockey as Canada's official winter sport and lacrosse as Canada's official summer sport. The report also recommended that existing legislation be amended to increase penalties for drunken persons refusing to leave licensed premises. This bill also proposes to amend several existing Acts. The bill, as amended, was passed by the Senate on March 9, and will now return to the lower house. Therefore we will be amending the legislation, or putting up an amendment. Almost all stated that, unless significantly amended, the bills would erode rights and freedoms that are a fundamental part of our democratic way of life. According to Minkova, as long as consumer legislation is not amended and people do not seek their rights on a mass scale, things will not change. Accordingly, I intend to bring to Parliament proposals for amending the relevant legislation. 1.2 Make better; improve. if you can amend or alter people's mindset 1.3archaic Put right. 〈古〉修复 a few things had gone wrong, but these had been amended 有些地方出了毛病，但已被修复。 Example sentencesExamples I mean, Howard Dean has said a lot of things in this campaign that he's subsequently modified, amended or taken back. He said it would be ‘wholly irresponsible’ to scrap the system and said it could be modified and amended. Synonyms put right, set right, set to rights, put to rights, rectify, remedy, restore, solve, sort out, straighten out, resolve, deal with, correct, repair, mend, fix, redress, make good Origin Middle English: from Old French amender, based on Latin emendare (see emend).
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