to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
to remove or correct defects or errors in.
to set right; make better; improve: to mend matters.
verb (used without object)
to progress toward recovery, as a sick person.
(of broken bones) to grow back together; knit.
to improve, as conditions or affairs.
noun
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
a mended place.
Idioms for mend
mend sail, Nautical. to refurl sails that have been badly furled.Also mend the furl.
on the mend,
recovering from an illness.
improving in general, as a state of affairs: The breach between father and son is on the mend.
Origin of mend
1150–1200; Middle English menden, aphetic variant of amend
SYNONYMS FOR mend
1 fix, restore, retouch.
2 rectify, amend, emend.
3 ameliorate, ameliorate.
4 heal, recover, amend.
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ANTONYMS FOR mend
1 ruin, destroy,
4 die, sicken.
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synonym study for mend
1. Mend,darn,patch mean to repair something and thus renew its usefulness. Mend is a general expression that emphasizes the idea of making whole something damaged: to mend a broken dish, a tear in an apron.Darn and patch are more specific, referring particularly to repairing holes or tears. To darn is to repair by means of stitches interwoven with one another: to darn stockings. To patch is to cover a hole or tear, usually with a piece or pieces of similar material and to secure the edges of these; it implies a more temporary or makeshift repair than the others: to patch the knees of trousers, a rubber tire.
More recently, the stock market’s rally has morphed from relief that the worst-case scenario of a full-blown financial crisis is off the table to hopes that the economy is on the mend.
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There, he first picked up needle and thread to mend the shirt of an SS guard who had just beaten him.
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The other is still on the mend, but was doing well the last Patterson heard.
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As is often the case when the letter and the spirit of the law begin to fray, legal creativity gets called upon to mend them.
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The Americans seem to be on the mend in Atlanta, but the priest died on Tuesday.
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The two stricken Americans were flown to Atlanta, and Brantly in particular seemed to be on the mend.
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The ice was too thin to bear and too thick to set the kayaks through, even if we should mend them.
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In half an hour we came upon a group of ragged poor creatures who had assembled to mend the thing which was regarded as a road.
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The broken glass was swept away; as for sending for glaziers to mend the windows, it was out of the question.