mended; mending; mends
1
: to free from faults or defects: such as
a
: to improve in manners or morals : reform
was advised to mend his ways
b
: to set right : correct
mend a corrupt text
c
: to put into good shape or working order again : patch up : repair
the roads were never mended—
Ellen Glasgow
Ellen Glasgow
d
: to improve or strengthen (something, such as a relationship) by negotiation or conciliation
—used chiefly in the phrase mend fences
spends the weekend mending political fences—E. O. Hauser
E. O. Hauser
e
: to restore to health : cure
before the bone was fully mended—Current Biography
Current Biography2
: to make amends or atonement for
least said, soonest mended
1
: to improve morally : reform
It's never too late to mend.
2
: to become corrected or improved
depression and lack of spirit mended visibly—Arnold Nicholson
Arnold Nicholson3
: to improve in health
mender
noun
Synonyms
Examples of mend in a Sentence
Verb
The town needs to mend these roads.
Fishermen were mending their nets.
Her arm mended slowly after surgery.
His broken heart never completely mended.
Noun
You can hardly see the mend in the sleeve.
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Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
To Toph’s mind, Dave wants to mend the estrangement without fixing the problems that caused it.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Aaron Rodgers looked like a quarterback who had been on the mend for a year, as the 49ers looked like a team that was poised to be Super Bowl contenders again.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Same with Notre-Dame’s famed rose windows, which have been expertly cleaned and mended.
—Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
To Toph’s mind, Dave wants to mend the estrangement without fixing the problems that caused it.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
The issue with its espresso machines is the latest headache for the chain still on the mend following a deadly E. coli outbreak likely linked to slivered onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounders.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Aaron Rodgers looked like a quarterback who had been on the mend for a year, as the 49ers looked like a team that was poised to be Super Bowl contenders again.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Mend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mend. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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