mend (m nd)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. Idioms: 1. The act of mending: did a neat mend on the sock. 2. A mended place: You can't tell where the mend is. 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. [Middle English menden, short for amenden, to amend; see amend.] mend  a·ble adj.mend er n. |
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
1. the act of repairing
2. a mended area, esp on a garment
on the mend becoming better, esp in health
[shortened from amend]
mendable adj
mender n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mend - sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" |
| 2. |  mend - the act of putting something in working order againimprovement - 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" 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"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" cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes" trouble-shoot, troubleshoot - solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting" darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks" |
| 2. | mend - heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending" |
mend
verb
1. repair, fix, restore, renew, patch up, renovate, refit, retouch They took a long time to mend the roof.
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.
Translations
mend [mend]
B. VT
C. VI (= improve) → mejorar
mend [ˈmɛnd]
vt
(= repair) → réparer
(= darn) → raccommoder, repriser
n
(in garment) → reprise f
to be on the mend [person] → être en voie de guérison
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
mend [mɛnd]
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
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
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
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
v mend [mend]
1 to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair Can you mend this broken chair? regmaak, herstel يُصَلِّح поправям spravit; napravit reparere reparieren φτιάχνω, επιδιορθώνω arreglar parandama تعمیر کردن korjata réparer לְתַקֵן ठीक करना popraviti megjavít memperbaiki lagfæra aggiustare 直す 수리하다 (su)taisyti, (su)adyti []labot; []remontēt membaiki repareren reparere, lappe, stoppe, bøte zreperować 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 hojit se være i bedring sich bessern συνέρχομαι, καλυτερεύω curarse 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 herstellen være på bedringens vei; gro goić się recuperar a se vindeca, a se însănătoşi выздоравливать;заживать hojiť sa popraviti se zarastati bli bättre, tillfriskna หาย (จากเจ็บป่วย) iyileşmek, düzelmek 治癒 поліпшувати(ся) صحت بحال ہونا phục hồi 治愈
n
a repaired place This shirt has a mend in the sleeve. herstelwerk مَكان مُصَلَّح поправено място správka reparation der Flicken μπάλωμα remiendo lapp, paik تعمیرگاه paikka, parsima reprise תִּיקוּן मरम्मत pokrpano mjesto javítás tambalan viðgerð, bót rammendo 繕い 수리한 곳 susiūta/suadyta vieta ielāps; lāpīta vieta tempat jerumat verstelde plek lapp(ing) cerowanie, naprawa remendo cârpeală; reparaţie починенное место oprava zakrpa zakrpa lagning รอยปะ yama 補丁 заштопана дірка, замазана тріщина مرمت کی گئی جگہ miếng vá 修补好的地方
n mending
1 the act of repairing the mending of the chair. herstelpunt, herstelplek إصْلاح، تَصْليح поправяне oprava reparation das Ausbessern επιδιόρθωση, μαντάρισμα arreglo parandamine تعمیر korjaus réparation תִּיקוּן मरम्मतीय सामग्री की सिलाई popravak (meg)javítás perbaikan viðgerð riparazione 修理 수선 taisymas []labošana; remonts perbaikan reparatie lapping, reparasjon reperacja 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 věci k správce reparationstøj die Stopfwäsche ρούχα για μαντάρισμα ropa para arreglar katkine pesu چیزی که لازم است تعمیر شود parsimukset 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 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 штопання; латання مرمت کی جانے والی شے cần sửa 需修补的东西
mend → يُصْلِح 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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