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  • mend — vb Mend, repair, patch, rebuild are comparable when they mean to put into good or fitting order something that is injured, damaged, or defective. Mend basically implies a freeing from faults or defects {mend your manners} {the wound mended… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mend — [mend] vt. [ME menden, aphetic < amenden,AMEND] 1. to repair (something broken, torn, or worn); restore to good condition; make whole; fix 2. to make better; improve; reform; set right [to mend one s manners] 3. to atone for; make amends for:… …   English World dictionary

  • mend — mend1 [mend] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(repair)¦ 2¦(become healthy)¦ 3 mend your ways 4 mend (your) fences 5¦(end a quarrel)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: amend] 1.) ¦(REPAIR)¦ [T] a) to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothi …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mend — mend1 [ mend ] verb 1. ) transitive to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing: FIX: These socks need to be mended. a ) BRITISH to repair something that is broken or damaged so that it can be used again: The gate needs to be mended so it… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mend — mendable, adj. /mend/, v.t. 1. to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy. 2. to remove or correct defects or errors in. 3. to set right; make… …   Universalium

  • mend — I UK [mend] / US verb Word forms mend : present tense I/you/we/they mend he/she/it mends present participle mending past tense mended past participle mended * 1) a) [transitive] to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing These socks need to… …   English dictionary

  • mend — 1 verb 1 REPAIR (T) a) to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing: My father used to mend our shoes. b) BrE to repair something that is broken or not working; fix 1 (1): When are you going to mend that light in the hall? 2 BECOME HEALTHY (I) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. repair, restore, correct, improve. See improvement, restoration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To repair] Syn. repair, patch, patch up, darn, sew, fix, restore, reconstruct, retouch, put in shape, heal, put… …   English dictionary for students

  • mend — {{11}}mend (n.) early 14c., recompense, reparation, from MEND (Cf. mend) (v.). Meaning act of mending; a repaired hole or rip in fabric is from 1888. Phrase on the mend attested from 1802. {{12}}mend (v.) c.1200, to repair, from an aphetic form… …   Etymology dictionary

  • mend — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for amenden more at amend Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to free from faults or defects: as a. to improve in manners or morals ; reform b. to set right ; correct …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • patch — /pætʃ / (say pach) noun 1. a piece of material used to mend a hole or break, or strengthen a weak place: a patch on a sail. 2. a piece of material used to cover or protect a wound, an injured part, etc.: a patch over the eye. 3. any of the pieces …  

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