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- Dictionarymend/mɛnd/
verb
- 1. repair (something that is broken or damaged): "workmen were mending faulty cabling" Similar Opposite
- 2. add fuel to (a fire): "he mended the fire and turned the meat on the greenwood racks" Similar
noun
- 1. a repair in a material: "the mend was barely visible"
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Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb and noun mend, which means to improve, repair, or heal something. See also related phrases and entries near mend.
to repair something that is broken or damaged: Could you mend this hole in my shirt? UK I've left my watch at the jeweller's to be mended. UK The plumber came to mend the burst pipe. The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to repair something.
When you mend something, you fix it or make it better. If you can mend your broken lamp, then it will shine again. If not you'll have to sit in the dark. The word mend was originally used as a religious term, meaning to free a person from sin, usually through repentance and good deeds.
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. Synonyms: retouch, restore, fix. Antonyms: destroy, ruin. to remove or correct defects or errors in.
n. 1. The act of mending: did a neat mend on the sock. 2. A mended place: You can't tell where the mend is. Idioms: mend fences. To improve poor relations, especially in politics: "Whatever thoughts he may have entertained about mending some fences with [them] were banished" (Conor Cruise O'Brien). on the mend. Improving, especially in health.
If a person or a part of their body mends or is mended, they get better after they have been ill or have had an injury. You'll mend. The X-rays show that your arm will heal all right.
Mend means to repair something that is broken or damaged, or to improve a relationship or situation. Learn how to use mend in different contexts, with idioms and related words, and see examples from various sources.
