amend
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amend (3ª persona sing. presente amends, participio presente amending, passato semplice e participio passato amende)
- migliorare
- (diritto) variare, cambiare formalmente una legge
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IPA: /əˈmend/
Dal latino emendo, verbo composto dalla preposizione e + sostantivo mendum: "errore", letteralmente significa: "eliminare gli errori". Il lemma è arrivato in inglese tramite il francese medievale.
- to amend the rule: cambiare la legge
- to amend one's behaviour: migliorare il proprio comportamento
- to seek to amend: cercare di migliorarsi
- The Free Dictionary, edizione online
- Merriam-Webster, Versione on-line
- WordReference.com, Versione on-line Italiano-Inglese
- Oxford English Living Dictionary, Oxford University on line edition
- Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary