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Mend

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).
"My trousers have a big rip in them and need mending.; When your car breaks down, you can take it to the garage to have it mended.; Her stutter was mended by a speech therapist.; My broken heart was mended."
2.VerbTo physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).
"My trousers have a big rip in them and need mending.; When your car breaks down, you can take it to the garage to have it mended."
3.VerbTo add fuel to (a fire). To correct or put right (an error, a fault, etc.); to rectify, to remedy.
"Her stutter was mended by a speech therapist.; My broken heart was mended."
4.VerbTo add fuel to (a fire).
5.VerbTo correct or put right (an error, a fault, etc.); to rectify, to remedy.
6.VerbTo put (something) in a better state; to ameliorate, to improve, to reform, to set right.
"Her stutter was mended by a speech therapist.; My broken heart was mended."
7.VerbTo remove fault or sin from (someone, or their behaviour or character); to improve morally, to reform.
8.VerbIn mend one's pace: to adjust (a pace or speed), especially to match that of someone or something else; also, to quicken or speed up (a pace).
9.VerbTo correct or put right the defects, errors, or faults of (something); to amend, to emend, to fix.
10.VerbTo increase the quality of (someone or something); to better, to improve on; also, to produce something better than (something else).
11.VerbTo make amends or reparation for (a wrong done); to atone.
12.VerbTo restore (someone or something) to a healthy state; to cure, to heal.
13.VerbTo adjust or correctly position (something; specifically , a sail). To put out (a candle). To add one or more things in order to improve (something, especially wages); to supplement; also, to remedy a shortfall in (something). To relieve (distress); to alleviate, to ease. To reform (oneself). To improve the condition or fortune of (oneself or someone). To repair the clothes of (someone). To cause (a person or animal) to gain weight; to fatten. Chiefly with the impersonal pronoun it: to provide a benefit to (someone); to advantage, to profit.
14.VerbTo adjust or correctly position (something; specifically , a sail).
15.VerbTo put out (a candle).
16.VerbTo add one or more things in order to improve (something, especially wages); to supplement; also, to remedy a shortfall in (something).
17.VerbTo relieve (distress); to alleviate, to ease.
18.VerbTo reform (oneself).
19.VerbTo improve the condition or fortune of (oneself or someone).
20.VerbTo repair the clothes of (someone).
21.VerbTo cause (a person or animal) to gain weight; to fatten.
22.VerbChiefly with the impersonal pronoun it: to provide a benefit to (someone); to advantage, to profit.
23.VerbOf an illness: to become less severe; also, of an injury or wound, or an injured body part: to get better, to heal. Of a person: to become healthy again; to recover from illness. Now only in least said, soonest mended: to make amends or reparation. To become morally improved or reformed. Chiefly used together with make: to make repairs. To advance to a better state; to become less bad or faulty; to improve. To improve in amount or price. Of an error, fault, etc.: to be corrected or put right. Followed by of: to recover from a bad state; to get better, to grow out of. Of an animal: to gain weight, to fatten. To advantage, to avail, to help.
24.VerbOf an illness: to become less severe; also, of an injury or wound, or an injured body part: to get better, to heal. Of a person: to become healthy again; to recover from illness. Now only in least said, soonest mended: to make amends or reparation. To become morally improved or reformed.
25.VerbOf an illness: to become less severe; also, of an injury or wound, or an injured body part: to get better, to heal.
26.VerbOf a person: to become healthy again; to recover from illness.
27.VerbNow only in least said, soonest mended: to make amends or reparation.
28.VerbTo become morally improved or reformed.
29.VerbChiefly used together with make: to make repairs. To advance to a better state; to become less bad or faulty; to improve. To improve in amount or price. Of an error, fault, etc.: to be corrected or put right. Followed by of: to recover from a bad state; to get better, to grow out of. Of an animal: to gain weight, to fatten. To advantage, to avail, to help.
30.VerbChiefly used together with make: to make repairs.
31.VerbTo advance to a better state; to become less bad or faulty; to improve.
32.VerbTo improve in amount or price.
33.VerbOf an error, fault, etc.: to be corrected or put right.
34.VerbFollowed by of: to recover from a bad state; to get better, to grow out of.
35.VerbOf an animal: to gain weight, to fatten.
36.VerbTo advantage, to avail, to help.
37.NounSenses relating to improvement or repairing. An act of repairing.
"My trousers have a big rip in them and need a mend."
38.NounAn act of repairing.
"My trousers have a big rip in them and need a mend."
39.NounA place in a thing (such as a tear in clothing) which has been repaired.
40.NounChiefly in on the mend: improvement in health; recovery from illness.
41.NounRecompense; restoration or reparation, especially from sin.
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