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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “amend”

“amend” is pronounced /əˈmɛnd/ (uh-MEND) in American English and /ɐmɛnd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “end”.
The sound

Say “amend” in 2 beats

Say it like this

amend

/əˈmɛnd/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐmɛnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. amə
  2. endmɛndstress
IPA (American)
/əˈmɛnd/
IPA (British)
/ɐmɛnd/
Respelling
uh-MEND
Syllables
2 — am-END
Stress
Stress the second syllable: am-END. “end” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/əˈmɛnd/

British

/ɐmɛnd/

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Meaning

What “amend” means

  1. verb

    make amendments to

    “amend the document”

  2. verb

    to make better

    “The editor improved the manuscript with his changes”

  3. verb

    set straight or right

    “remedy these deficiencies”

Say it in a sentence

“We may amend the timetable once the roadworks finally finish.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
əschwammɛshort enndd

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Questions

“amend”, answered

How do you pronounce “amend”?

“amend” is pronounced /əˈmɛnd/ (uh-MEND) in American English and /ɐmɛnd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “end”. Build it as am-END, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “amend” have?

2: am · end. The beat lands on the second, “end”.

Is “amend” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /əˈmɛnd/ (uh-MEND); British English says /ɐmɛnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “amend” mean?

As a verb: make amendments to For example: “amend the document” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “amend”?

Stress the second syllable: am-END. “end” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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