verb · formal
amend
/əˈmend/a·MEND
to make changes to a document, law, or statement in order to improve it or correct it
Examples
“The committee amended the proposal before submitting it to the board.”
“They decided to amend the constitution to broaden voting rights.”
“A clause was amended to clarify the contractor's responsibilities.”
Band 8 sentence
“The government amended the education policy last year to place greater emphasis on vocational training and apprenticeships.”
Collocations
- amend a law
- amend the contract
- make an amendment to
Word family
Common mistakes
make an amendment on the law→make an amendment to the law
The law was amending last year.→The law was amended last year.
Say it for a higher band
5change→6modify→7+amend
Synonyms
modify
revise
Easily confused
modify
“The committee decided to modify the schedule rather than change the policy.”
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