mend

mend

 (mĕnd)

v. mend·ed, mend·ing, mends

v.tr.

1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.

2. To reform or correct: mend one's ways.

v.intr.

1.

a. To improve in health or condition: The patient is mending well.

b. To heal: The bone mended in a month.

2. To make repairs or corrections.

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.

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[Middle English menden, short for amenden, to amend; see amend.]

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mend′a·ble adj.

mend′er n.

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mend

(mɛnd)

vb

1. (tr) to repair (something broken or unserviceable)

2. to improve or undergo improvement; reform (often in the phrase mend one's ways)

3. (intr) to heal or recover

4. (intr) (of conditions) to improve; become better

5. (tr) Northern English to feed or stir (a fire)

n

6. the act of repairing

7. a mended area, esp on a garment

8. on the mend becoming better, esp in health

[C12: shortened from amend]

ˈmendable adj

ˈmender n

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mend

(mɛnd)

v.t.

1. to make (something damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend clothes.

2. to correct defects or errors in.

3. to set right; make better; improve: to mend matters.

v.i.

4. to progress toward recovery, as a sick person.

5. (of broken bones) to grow together; knit.

6. to improve, as conditions or affairs.

n.

7. the act of mending; repair.

8. a mended place.

Idioms:

1. mend one's fences, to strengthen or reestablish one's position by conciliation or negotiation.

2. on the mend, improving, esp. in health.

[1150–1200; Middle English, aph. variant of amenden amend]

mend′a•ble, adj.

mend′er, n.

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mend

Past participle: mended
Gerund: mending

Imperative

mend

mend

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mend - sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" darn, patch stitchery, sewing - needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"
	2.	mend - the act of putting something in working order again fixing, repair, mending, fix, reparation, fixture improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" darning - the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads patching - the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it maintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" quick fix, quickie, quicky, band aid - hurried repair restoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again restitution - the act of restoring something to its original state
Verb	1.	mend - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" fix, furbish up, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" tinker, fiddle - try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend" fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity" patch, piece - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes" repoint, point - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" troubleshoot, trouble-shoot - solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting" patch up, patch - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" resole, sole - put a new sole on; "sole the shoes" revamp, vamp - provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots" reheel, heel - put a new heel on; "heel shoes" darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks"
	2.	mend - heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending" heal ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

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mend

verb

1. repair, fix, restore, renew, patch up, renovate, refit, retouch They took a long time to mend the roof.

2. darn, repair, patch, stitch, sew cooking their meals, mending their socks

3. heal, improve, recover, cure, remedy, get better, be all right, be cured, recuperate, pull through, convalesce He must have an operation to mend torn knee ligaments. The arm is broken, but you'll mend.

4. put right, settle, resolve, heal, sort out, remedy, redress, rectify I felt that might mend the rift between them.

5. improve, better, reform, correct, revise, amend, rectify, ameliorate, emend There will be disciplinary action if you do not mend your ways.

on the mend convalescent, improving, recovering, getting better, recuperating, convalescing The baby had been poorly but was on the mend.

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mend

verb

1. To restore to proper condition or functioning:

doctor, fix, fix up, overhaul, patch, repair, revamp, right.

Idiom: set right.

2. To make right what is wrong:

amend, correct, emend, rectify, redress, reform, remedy, right.

3. To regain one's health:

come around (or round), convalesce, gain, improve, perk up, rally, recover, recuperate.

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Translations

مَكان مُصَلَّحيُصْلِحُيُصَلِّحيَلْتَئِم الجُرْح، يَتَحَسَّن صِحيّاً

hojit senapravitopravitspravitsprávka

reparerereparation

reparierenFlickensich bessernstopfen

επιδιορθώνω

arreglarremendarreparar

korjatakunnostaaparantaaparantuakohentaa

réparerrapiécerrefaireremédierremettre en état

popraviti

megjavít

batna, lagastlagfæraviîgerî, bót

riparareaggiustarein via di guarigionemigliorarerammendo

直す

고치다

adytigytisuadyta vietasuadytisusiūta vieta

atlabtielāpslabotlāpīta vietaremontēt

herstellenreparerenverbeteren

bøtereparere

naprawić

consertarconsertomelhorarremendarremendo

исправлять

hojiť sa

popraviti

lagareparera

ซ่อมแซม

onarmaktamir etmekyamadüzelmekiyileşmek

sửa chữa

修改修补修补好的地方康复治愈

mend

[mend]

A. N (= patch) → remiendo m; (= darn) → zurcido m
to be on the mend → ir mejorando

B. VT

1. (= repair) [+ watch, toy, wall] → arreglar, reparar; [+ shoes] → arreglar; (= darn) → remendar, zurcir

2. (= improve) to mend matters → mejorar las cosas
to mend one's ways → enmendarse

C. VI (= improve) → mejorar

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mend

[ˈmɛnd]

vt

(= repair) → réparer

(= darn) → raccommoder, repriser

(= improve) [+ relations] → normaliser
to mend the rift between → combler le fossé entre
I felt that might well mend the rift between them → Je pensais que cela pourrait bien combler le fossé entre eux.
to mend one's ways (= improve one's behaviour) → s'amender

n

(in garment) → reprise f

to be on the mend [person] → être en voie de guérison

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mend

n (in shoe) → reparierte Stelle; (in piece of metal, cloth etc also) → Flickstelle f; (in roof, fence etc also) → ausgebesserte Stelle; the mend is almost invisible → man sieht kaum, dass es repariert/geflickt/ausgebessert worden ist; to be on the mend (fig, lit: person) → sich (langsam) erholen, sich auf dem Wege der Besserung befinden (form); the fracture is on the mend → der Bruch heilt schon wieder or ist am Verheilen (inf)

vt

(= repair) → reparieren; roof, fence → ausbessern, reparieren; hole, clothes → flicken; my shoes need mending → ich muss meine Schuhe reparieren or machen (inf) → lassen

(= improve) to mend relations with somebody → die Beziehungen zu jdm verbessern; to mend one’s ways → sich bessern; you’d better mend your ways → das muss aber anders werden mit dir!; to mend matters → eine Angelegenheit bereinigen; that won’t mend matters → das macht die Sache auch nicht besser; to mend fences (fig) → Unstimmigkeiten ausbügeln; to mend one’s marriage → seine Ehe kitten

vi (bone) → (ver)heilen; make do and mend (prov) → aus Alt mach Neu (prov)

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mend

[mɛnd]

1. vt (repair, fence, car, clothes) → aggiustare, riparare; (darn) → rammendare
to mend one's ways (improve) → correggersi
to mend matters → risolvere le cose

2. vi (broken bone) → rimettersi a posto

3. n to be on the mend → star migliorando, essere in via di guarigione

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mend

(mend) verb

1. to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair. Can you mend this broken chair? regmaak, herstel يُصَلِّح поправям consertar spravit; napravit reparieren reparere φτιάχνω, επιδιορθώνωarreglar parandama تعمیر کردن korjata réparer לְתַקֵן ठीक करना popraviti megjavít memperbaiki lagfæra aggiustare 直す 수리하다 (su)taisyti, (su)adyti []labot; []remontēt membaiki reparerenreparere, lappe, stoppe, bøtezreperować ودانول،جوړول consertar a repara чинить opraviť popraviti popraviti laga, reparera แก้ไข onarmak, tamir etmek 修補 лагодити; ремонтувати مرمت کرنا sửa chữa 修补

2. to grow better, especially in health. My broken leg is mending very well. herstel يَلْتَئِم الجُرْح، يَتَحَسَّن صِحيّاً оздравявам recuperar hojit se sich bessern være i bedring συνέρχομαι, καλυτερεύωcurarse paranema بهبودی یافتن parantua aller mieux לְהַחלִים सुधारना, दरुस्त करना या बनाना, स्वास्थ्य सुधारना, ठीक होना poboljšati (meg)javul membaik batna, lagast migliorare 快方に向かう 호전되다 taisytis, gyti atlabt membaik zich herstellenvære på bedringens vei; grogoić się ښه كيدل،صحت موندل recuperar a se vindeca, a se însănătoşi выздоравливать; заживать hojiť sa popraviti se zarastati bli bättre, tillfriskna หาย (จากเจ็บป่วย) iyileşmek, düzelmek 痊癒，康復 поліпшувати(ся) صحت بحال ہونا phục hồi 治愈，康复

noun

a repaired place. This shirt has a mend in the sleeve. herstelwerk مَكان مُصَلَّح поправено място remendo správka der Flicken reparation μπάλωμαremiendo lapp, paik تعمیرگاه korjaus repriseתיקון मरम्मत pokrpano mjesto javítás tambalan viðgerð, bót rammendo 繕い 수리한 곳 susiūta/suadyta vieta ielāps; lāpīta vieta tempat jerumat verstelde pleklappcerowanie, naprawa پينه شوى remendo cârpeală; reparaţie починенное место oprava zakrpa zakrpa lagning รอยปะ yama 補丁，修補過的地方 заштопана дірка, замазана тріщина مرمت کی گئی جگہ miếng vá 修补好的地方

ˈmending noun

1. the act of repairing. the mending of the chair. herstelpunt, herstelplek إصْلاح، تَصْليح поправяне conserto oprava das Ausbessern reparation επιδιόρθωση, μαντάρισμα arreglo parandamine تعمیر korjaus réparationתיקון मरम्मतीय सामग्री की सिलाई popravak (meg)javítás perbaikan viðgerð riparazione 修理 수선 taisymas []labošana; remonts perbaikan reparatielapping, reparasjon reperacja جوړول reparação reparare починка oprava popravilo popravka lagning, reparation การซ่อมแซม onarma, tamir etme 修補 поліпшення مرمت کرنے کا عمل sự sửa chữa 修补工作

2. things needing to be mended, especially by sewing. Put your torn shirt with my pile of mending! herstelwerk أشْياء بِحاجَةٍ إلى تَصْليح нещо за поправяне roupa para consertar věci k správce die Stopfwäsche reparationstøj ρούχα για μαντάρισμα ropa para arreglar katkine pesu چیزی که لازم است تعمیر شود korjattava esine vêtements à raccomoder “תִּיקוּנִים” zakrpa javítanivaló tambalan fatnaður sem þarfnast viðgerðar (panni da rammendare) 繕い物 고칠 것 taisytini daiktai/drabužiai []labojamas/remontējamas/lāpāmas lietas tempat perlu dijahit verstelwerk lappetøy, klær som må lappes rzecz do naprawy/cerowania هر ضرورى شى بيرته جوړول roupa a consertar lucruri de reparat/de cârpit вещи для починки veci na opravu šivanje odeća za krpljenje kläder som ska lagas, stoppkläder เสื้อผ้าซึ่งเย็บซ่อมแซม yama, sökük, dikik 需修補的東西(尤指縫補) штопання; латання مرمت کی جانے والی شے cần sửa 需修补的东西

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mend

→ يُصْلِحُ opravit reparere reparieren επιδιορθώνω reparar korjata réparer popraviti riparare 直す 고치다 herstellen reparere naprawić consertar исправлять laga ซ่อมแซม onarmak sửa chữa 修改

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mend

vt. reparar, componer, mejorar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Can you fix a fuse? (US)
  Can you mend a fuse? (UK) → هَلْ يـُمْكِنُكَ تَصْليحُ صَمامِ الكَهْرَبائِيِّ → Můžete opravit pojistku? → Kan du udskifte en sikring? → Können Sie die Sicherung reparieren? → Μπορείτε να αλλάξετε την ασφάλεια; → ¿Puede arreglar un fusible? → Voitteko korjata sulakkeen? → Vous pouvez réparer un fusible ? → Možete li popraviti osigurač? → Può sostituire il fusibile? → ヒューズを直してもらえますか？ → 퓨즈를 갈 수 있나요? → Kunt u de zekering vervangen? → Kan du skifte en sikring? → Czy może Pannaprawić bezpiecznik? → O senhor pode consertar um fusível? → Вы не могли бы починить предохранитель? → Kan ni sätta i en ny säkring? → คุณซ่อมฟิวส์ได้ไหม? → Sigortayı tamir eder misiniz? → Bạn có thể sửa cầu chì được không? → 您能修复保险丝吗？

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