/??mendz/make amendsto do something good to show that you aresorryabout something you have done:赔礼道歉,赔不是;作出补偿Shetriedto make amendsbyinvitinghim out todinner.她试图请他出去吃顿饭,借此向他赔个不是。Iwantedto make amendsfortheworryI'vecausedyou.让你那么担心真是不应该,我这里赔罪了。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMaking & accepting apologies
afraid
apologetically
apologize
atone forsomething
atonement
bury the hatchetidiom
conciliatory
crawl back (tosomeone)idiom
excuse
expiate
forgiving
pardonable
peace
plead
remission
repent
sink
soz
takesomethingback
turn the other cheekidiom
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amends| American Dictionary
amendsplural nounus/??mendz/make amendsTo make amends is tocorrectamistakeyou have made,esp. inbehavior.(Definition ofamendsfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/amends##