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   mend

   /mɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. repair (something that is broken or damaged): "workmen were mending faulty cabling" Similar repairfixput back togetherpiece togetherpatch uprestoresew (up)stitchdarnpatchcobblebotchvamp (up)rehabilitaterenewrenovateredevelopoverhaulreconditionrebuildrefurbishmake wholemake wellcurehealfettlespetchranterarchaic:clouttinkerbeetOpposite breaktear
   • ▪ return to health; heal: "foot injuries can take months to mend" Similar get betterget wellrecoverbe on the road to recoverypull throughrecuperateconvalesceimprovebe wellbe curedbe all righthealknitdraw togetherOpposite worsen
   • ▪ improve (an unpleasant situation): "quarrels could be mended by talking" Similar put/set rightset straightmake upstraighten outsort output in orderrectifyremedyrightredressresolvesquaresettleput to rightscorrectamendemendretrieveimprovemake betterbettermake goodamelioratereformOpposite make worse
   • 2. add fuel to (a fire): "he mended the fire and turned the meat on the greenwood racks" Similar stoke (up)make upchargefuel

   noun

   • 1. a repair in a material: "the mend was barely visible"

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of amend.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mendable adjective
   • 2. mender noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does it mean if a person is mended?

   • 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. [VERB] I'm feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it's mending. [VERB] He must have a major operation on his knee to mend severed ligaments. [VERB noun]

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   What does Mend mean in English?

   • See on the mend SYNONYMS 1. fix, restore, retouch. mend, darn, patch mean to repair something and thus renew its usefulness. mend is a general expression that emphasizes the idea of making whole something damaged: to mend a broken dish, a tear in an apron. darn and patch are more specific, referring particularly to repairing holes or rents.

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   What does mending mean?

   • [VERB noun] 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. [VERB] I'm feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it's mending. [VERB] He must have a major operation on his knee to mend severed ligaments.

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   What does the word'mend' mean?

   • Mend has come to refer to fixing something that is broken. A mechanic might mend a broken car, or a seamstress might mend a torn dress. The word also frequently relates health and healing. Someone recovering from a long bout of the flu is said to be "on the mend."

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   What happens if a person is mended?

   • 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. [...] 3. If you try to mend divisions between people, you try to end the disagreements or quarrels between them.

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   What is the difference between mend and patch?

   • Mend, darn, patch mean to repair something and thus renew its usefulness. Mend is a general expression that emphasizes the idea of making whole something damaged: to mend a broken dish, a tear in an apron. Darn and patch are more specific, referring particularly to repairing holes or tears.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb mend, which can mean to repair, improve, heal, or reconcile something or someone. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and related words for mend.

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   mend, repair, patch, rebuild mean to put into good order something that is injured, damaged, or defective. mend implies making whole or sound something broken, torn, or injured. mended the torn dress. repair applies to the fixing of more extensive damage or dilapidation. repaired the back steps.

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   Mend definition: to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing. See examples of MEND used in a sentence.

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   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.

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   Mend means to repair, restore, or improve something that is damaged, broken, or unserviceable. It can also mean to heal or recover from an injury or illness. See different sources, synonyms, and idioms for mend.

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   Mend means to repair something that is broken or not working, or to get better after being ill or injured. Learn how to use mend in different contexts, with synonyms, collocations, idioms and translations.