make+amends+for

  • 31amends — noun make amends to say you are sorry for the harm you have caused and try to make things better …

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  • 32amends — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Middle English amendes, from Anglo French, plural of amende reparation, from amender Date: 14th century compensation for a loss or injury ; recompense < make amends > …

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  • 33make up — 1) let s kiss and make up Syn: be friends again, bury the hatchet, make peace, forgive and forget, shake hands, settle one s differences 2) she tried to make up for what she d said Syn: atone, make amends, compensate …

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  • 34amends — a•mends [[t]əˈmɛndz[/t]] n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense • make amends Etymology: 1275–1325; ME amendes &LT; MF, pl. of amende reparation, n. der. of amender to&#8230; …

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  • 35amends — /əˈmɛndz / (say uh mendz) phrase make amends, to offer reparation or compensation for a loss, damage or injury of any kind; recompense. {Middle English amendes, from Old French, plural of amende reparation} …

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  • 37amends — I (Roget s IV) pl.n. Syn. compensation, indemnity, reparation, restitution; see reparation 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. apology, redress, recompense, atonement, restitution, reparation. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something to make up …

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  • 38Dinner for Schmucks — Theatrical poster Directed by Jay Roach …

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  • 39atone for — • to make up for smth • to atone for smth • to repair one s fault • to repair one s wrong • to make amends for smth compensate for a loss or mistake I have to work hard in order to make up for the loss from the poor sales. (from Idioms in Speech) …

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  • 40pay for — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. atone for, make amends for, do penance for, compensate for, make up for, make satisfaction for, expiate, make reparation for, give satisfaction for, pay the penalty for, make compensation for, suffer for, regret, be punished&#8230; …

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