Dictionary

make amends en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.
   • But with the home side likewise unable to make the most of a period of first-half ascendancy, Villa were swift to make amends on the restart. 2011 January 25, Les Roopanarine, “Wigan 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC:
   • We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends" 1990, Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, “Being Boring”, in Behaviour, performed by Pet Shop Boys:
   • I hope they can stop fighting and make amends.

Forms

Synonyms

repair · make up · abegge · atone · aby · expiate

Translations (30)

la sarciō (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · ru искупа́ть (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · pl naprawiać (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · is bæta (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · hu jóvátesz (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · fr se réconcilier (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · sv gottgöra (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · hu helyrehoz (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · fi hyvittää (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · es hacer las paces (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · de Genugtuung leisten (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · cs usmířit se (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · pt compensar (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · fr se racheter (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · pl naprawić (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · fr obtenir satisfaction (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · es desagraviar (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · is bæta upp (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · fi paikata suhteensa (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · it dare soddisfazione (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · it farsi perdonnare (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · is bæta fyrir (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · la expiō (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · fr faire amende honorable (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · fr donner satisfaction (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · fi sopia (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · it riconciliare (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · cmn 和解 (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · es reconciliar (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) · ca reconciliar-se (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress)