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amends
English
Etymology
From French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??m?nds/
Noun
amends
- plural of amend
Noun
amends
- 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
- 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
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abends
English
Noun
abends
- plural of abend
Verb
abends
- 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
- in the evening, at night, see Abend;
- 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
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