how to pronounce amends

/əˈmɛndz/

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amends is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of amends in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… be modified if congress amends it …”

meanings of amends

noun:

Plural of amend.
Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amend.

name:

Plural of Amend.

amends frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word amends occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics amends can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that amends can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;