In a sentence
Six example sentences with amend, each labelled with its topic.
The committee voted to amend a single clause of the statute rather than rewrite the entire chapter.
Law
Council members will amend the parking ordinance next month, changing only the permit fee and leaving the zones untouched.
Politics
Developers plan to amend the patch notes, correcting two damage figures that testers proved were printed wrong.
Gaming
The developers will amend the config file, changing one timeout value and leaving everything else exactly as it is.
Technology
The authors amended the paper after review, fixing two units in a table without touching any conclusion.
Science
The board agreed to amend the bylaws, changing the quorum from six members to five and nothing more.
Business
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Found in these word lists
Found in 6 published word lists
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)Authoritative
- Business Word List (part 2)Authoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- GregMat 960 GRE WordsRecognized
Each source is a published word list that contains amend. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.