Phrase guide

make amends

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I hope they can stop fighting and make amends.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: make up, atone, expiate, aby, abegge

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: reconciliar-se — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Chinese Mandarin: 和解 (héjiě) — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Czech: usmířit se — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Finnish: paikata suhteensa — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Finnish: sopia — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Finnish: hyvittää — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • French: obtenir satisfaction — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • French: donner satisfaction — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • French: se réconcilier — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • French: se racheter — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • French: faire amende honorable — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • German: Genugtuung leisten — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Hungarian: jóvátesz — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Hungarian: helyrehoz — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Icelandic: bæta upp — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Icelandic: bæta — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Icelandic: bæta fyrir — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Italian: dare soddisfazione — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Italian: farsi perdonnare — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Italian: riconciliare — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Latin: expiō — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Polish: naprawiać — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Polish: naprawić — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Portuguese: compensar — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Russian: искупа́ть (iskupátʹ) — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Spanish: reconciliar — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Spanish: desagraviar — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Spanish: hacer las paces — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • Swedish: gottgöra — to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress