reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
2.
Obsolete. improvement; recovery, as of health.
Idioms
3.
make amends, to compensate, as for an injury, loss, or insult:
I tried to make amends for the misunderstanding by sending her flowers.
Origin
1275-1325;Middle Englishamendes < Middle French, plural of amende reparation, noun derivative of amender to amend
Synonyms
1. redress, restitution.
British Dictionary definitions for make amends
amends
/əˈmɛndz/
noun
1.
(functioning as sing) recompense or compensation given or gained for some injury, insult, etc: to make amends
Word Origin
C13: from Old French amendes fines, from amende compensation, from amender to emend
Word Origin and History for make amends
amends
n.
early 14c., "restitution," collective singular, from Old French amendes "fine, penalty," plural of amende "reparation," from amender "to amend" (see amend).
Idioms and Phrases with make amends
make amends
Compensate someone for a grievance or injury, as in They must make amends for the harm they've caused you. This expression was first recorded in 1330.