What is "amend."

Usage examples of "amend.".

I have to make direct amends, put out my hand and say that I'm sorry and ask the man's forgiveness for my own failure to forgive.

I've sat outside that hospital room saying the Serenity Prayer over and over and praying for willingness and thinking of my own spiritual interests and believing this amend is my Higher Power's will for my own growth and I haven't been able to go in.

This Theseus, this Duke, this worthy knight When he had brought them into his city, And inned* them, ev'reach at his degree, *lodged He feasteth them, and doth so great labour To *easen them*, and do them all honour, *make them comfortable* That yet men weene* that no mannes wit *think Of none estate could amenden* it.

And ere that we departe from this place, I rede that we make of sorrows two One perfect joye lasting evermo': And look now where most sorrow is herein, There will I first amenden and begin.

Now Nicholas was risen up to piss, And thought he would *amenden all the jape*.

And since I shall have none amendement Against my loss, I will have easement: By Godde's soul, it shall none, other be.

Sit down anon, and tell me what your grieve* is, *grievance, grief And it shall be amended, if I may.

In all this meane while she not stent* *ceased This maid, and eke her brother, to commend With all her heart in full benign intent, So well, that no man could her praise amend: But at the last, when that these lordes wend* *go To sitte down to meat, he gan to call Griseld', as she was busy in the hall.

I have my body foolishly dispended, Blessed be God that it shall be amended.

For Godde's love come from the tree adown And, as I am a kinge's daughter true, If that I verily the causes knew Of your disease,* if it lay in my might, *distress I would amend it, ere that it were night, So wisly help me the great God of kind.

God save you, that bought again mankind, And you amend!" Thus said this olde man.

And for to chide, it were but a folly, Since that the thing might not amended be.

For we consider and acknowledge that we have offended and grieved my lord Meliboeus out of measure, so far forth that we be not of power to make him amends.

For when degrees fiftene were ascended, Then crew he, that it might not be amended.

And pray you that you will my work amend. First will I you the name of Saint Cecilie Expound, as men may in her story see.