make amends

verb

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

“I hope they can stop fighting and make amends.”

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Meanings

verbmake amends (third-person singular simple present makes amends, present participle making amends, simple past and past participle made amends)

present singular third person makes amends · participle present making amends · participle past made amends · past made amends

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

    I hope they can stop fighting and make amends.

    2 more examples

    We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends"

    1990, Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, “Being Boring”, in Behaviour, performed by Pet Shop Boys

    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

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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make upatoneexpiateabyabeggerepair
Also see
atone

Translations

Catalan reconciliar-se
  • reconciliar-seto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Chinese Mandarin 和解
  • 和解 (héjiě)to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Czech usmířit se
  • usmířit seto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Finnish paikata suhteensa, sopia
  • paikata suhteensato repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • sopiato repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • hyvittääto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
French obtenir satisfaction, donner satisfaction
  • obtenir satisfactionto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • donner satisfactionto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • se réconcilierto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • se racheterto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • faire amende honorableto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
German Genugtuung leisten
  • Genugtuung leistento repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Hungarian jóvátesz, helyrehoz
  • jóváteszto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • helyrehozto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Icelandic bæta upp, bæta
  • bæta uppto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • bætato repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • bæta fyrirto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Italian dare soddisfazione, farsi perdonnare
  • dare soddisfazioneto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • farsi perdonnareto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • riconciliareto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Latin expiō, sarciō
  • expiōto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • sarciōto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Polish naprawiać, naprawić
  • naprawiaćto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • naprawićto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Portuguese compensar
  • compensarto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Russian искупа́ть
  • искупа́ть (iskupátʹ)to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Spanish reconciliar, desagraviar
  • reconciliarto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • desagraviarto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
  • hacer las pacesto repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
Swedish gottgöra
  • gottgörato repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress
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