different between abends vs amends

English

Noun

abends

1. plural of abend

Verb

abends

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abend

Anagrams

• Basden, Bendas

German

Alternative forms

• des Abends (dated)

Etymology

From Middle High German ?bendes, adverbial genitive of ?bent, whence modern German Abend (“evening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?b?n(t)s/

Adverb

abends

1. in the evening, at night, see Abend;

2. p.m., indicating that a time is in the evening or early night. a.m./p.m. have no direct equivalents in German; the appropriate time of day is used instead.

Antonyms

• morgens

Derived terms

• spätabends

See also

• Abend, mittags, nachmittags, nachts, tagsüber

Further reading

• “abends” in Duden online

English

Etymology

From French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??m?nds/

Noun

amends

1. plural of amend

Noun

amends

1. Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

Usage notes

• Many consider amends a plural-only noun, but historically and in some current usage the singular appears.
• Most commonly found in to make amends.

Synonyms

• (compensation): reparation, redress, restitution, indemnity

Translations

Verb

amends

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amend

References

• amends at OneLook Dictionary Search
• amends in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Amsden, Edmans, demans, desman, menads