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mend
[ mend ]
verb (used with object)
- to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing:
to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
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- to remove or correct defects or errors in.
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- to set right; make better; improve:
to mend matters.
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verb (used without object)
- to progress toward recovery, as a sick person.
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- (of broken bones) to grow back together; knit.
- to improve, as conditions or affairs.
noun
- the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- a mended place.
mend
/ ɛԻ /
verb
- tr to repair (something broken or unserviceable)
- to improve or undergo improvement; reform (often in the phrase mend one's ways )
- intr to heal or recover
- intr (of conditions) to improve; become better
- tr to feed or stir (a fire)
noun
- the act of repairing
- a mended area, esp on a garment
- on the mendbecoming better, esp in health
Derived Forms
- ˈԻ岹, adjective
- ˈԻ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Իa· adjective
- ·Ի verb
- un·Իa· adjective
- ܲ·ԻĻ adjective
- ɱ-ԻĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mend1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mend1
Idioms and Phrases
- mend sail, Nautical. to refurl sails that have been badly furled. Also mend the furl.
- on the mend,
- recovering from an illness.
- improving in general, as a state of affairs:
The breach between father and son is on the mend.
More idioms and phrases containing mend
- on the mend
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
I found a local tailor who mends with precision and fell in love with pieces that I forgot I even had.
Vrionis in his statement said Santana was on the mend, looks forward to returning to San Antonio and intends to carry on with his tour.
A motorcycle speedway world champion who was involved in a serious crash in Poland last month has said he is "on the mend".
Mnangagwa has previously said land reform cannot be reversed, but committed to paying compensation as a key way of mending ties with the West.
In the comments, John echoed Madonna’s enthusiasm for mending their relationship and thanked his fellow Grammy winner for paying him a visit and for “forgiving me and my big mouth.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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