mend
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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.
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
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
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.
mend
Past participle: mended
Gerund: mending
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Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | ![]() 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" 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. | ![]() 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" troubleshoot, trouble-shoot - solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting" darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks" |
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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.
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.
on the mend convalescent, improving, recovering, getting better, recuperating, convalescing The baby had been poorly but was on the mend.
mend
verb1. To restore to proper condition or functioning:
Idiom: set right.
3. To regain one's health:
Translations
مَكان مُصَلَّحيُصْلِحُيُصَلِّحيَلْتَئِم الجُرْح، يَتَحَسَّن صِحيّاً
hojit senapravitopravitspravitsprávka
reparerereparation
korjatakunnostaaparantaaparantuakohentaa
popraviti
megjavít
batna, lagastlagfæraviîgerî, bót
直す
고치다
adytigytisuadyta vietasuadytisusiūta vieta
atlabtielāpslabotlāpīta vietaremontēt
hojiť sa
popraviti
lagareparera
ซ่อมแซม
sửa chữa
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]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
(mend) verb1. to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair. Can you mend this broken chair?
2. to grow better, especially in health. My broken leg is mending very well.
noun a repaired place. This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.
ˈmending noun1. the act of repairing. the mending of the chair.
2. things needing to be mended, especially by sewing. Put your torn shirt with my pile of mending!
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mend
vt. reparar, componer, mejorar.
- Can you fix a fuse? (US)
Can you mend a fuse? (UK)