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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 51Թ Forms
- Իa· adjective
- ·Ի verb
- un·Իa· adjective
- ܲ·ԻĻ adjective
- ɱ-ԻĻ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mend1
51Թ 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
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Example Sentences
The jersey retirement ceremony appears to mend a relationship that had become strained during Parker’s career.
It was restored after Zelensky, advised by the British, the French and other European allies, went out of his way to mend his fences with Trump and his administration.
His return to the lineup just days before the home opener is a positive sign that he’s on the mend.
Hawken hopes to mend that separation by helping people discover the flow of carbon in their daily lives and kindle a sense of wonder about it.
And though the fights and divorces are fun too, watching these women mend their friendships through those low points will raise “Housewives” back to its zenith.
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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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