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M0214400 (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.1. The act of mending: did a neat mend on the sock.2. A mended place: You can't tell where the mend is.Idioms: 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.

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(mɛnd) vb1. (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 recover4. (intr) (of conditions) to improve; become better5. (tr) Northern English to feed or stir (a fire)n6. the act of repairing7. a mended area, esp on a garment8. on the mend becoming better, esp in health[C12: shortened from amend] ˈmendable adj ˈmender n

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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.

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Past participle: mended
Gerund: mending

Imperative
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Present
I mend
you mend
he/she/it mends
we mend
you mend
they mend

Preterite
I mended
you mended
he/she/it mended
we mended
you mended
they mended

Present Continuous
I am mending
you are mending
he/she/it is mending
we are mending
you are mending
they are mending

Present Perfect
I have mended
you have mended
he/she/it has mended
we have mended
you have mended
they have mended

Past Continuous
I was mending
you were mending
he/she/it was mending
we were mending
you were mending
they were mending

Past Perfect
I had mended
you had mended
he/she/it had mended
we had mended
you had mended
they had mended

Future
I will mend
you will mend
he/she/it will mend
we will mend
you will mend
they will mend

Future Perfect
I will have mended
you will have mended
he/she/it will have mended
we will have mended
you will have mended
they will have mended

Future Continuous
I will be mending
you will be mending
he/she/it will be mending
we will be mending
you will be mending
they will be mending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mending
you have been mending
he/she/it has been mending
we have been mending
you have been mending
they have been mending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mending
you will have been mending
he/she/it will have been mending
we will have been mending
you will have been mending
they will have been mending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mending
you had been mending
he/she/it had been mending
we had been mending
you had been mending
they had been mending

Conditional
I would mend
you would mend
he/she/it would mend
we would mend
you would mend
they would mend

Past Conditional
I would have mended
you would have mended
he/she/it would have mended
we would have mended
you would have mended
they would have mended

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mend - sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"darn, patchstitchery, sewing - needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"
	2.	mend - the act of putting something in working order againfixing, repair, mending, fix, reparation, fixtureimprovement - 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 threadspatching - the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over itmaintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"quick fix, quickie, quicky, band aid - hurried repairrestoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory statereconstruction - the activity of constructing something againrestitution - the act of restoring something to its original state
Verb	1.	mend - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"fix, furbish up, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restoreameliorate, 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"patch, piece - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes"repoint, point - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"troubleshoot, trouble-shoot - solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting"patch up, patch - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"resole, sole - put a new sole on; "sole the shoes"revamp, vamp - provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"reheel, heel - put a new heel on; "heel shoes"darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks"
	2.	mend - heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"healameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

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verb1. repair, fix, restore, renew, patch up, renovate, refit, retouch They took a long time to mend the roof.2. darn, repair, patch, stitch, sew cooking their meals, mending their socks3. 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.4. put right, settle, resolve, heal, sort out, remedy, redress, rectify I felt that might mend the rift between them.5. improve, better, reform, correct, revise, amend, rectify, ameliorate, emend There will be disciplinary action if you do not mend your ways.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:doctor, fix, fix up, overhaul, patch, repair, revamp, right.Idiom: set right.2. To make right what is wrong:amend, correct, emend, rectify, redress, reform, remedy, right.3. To regain one's health:come around (or round), convalesce, gain, improve, perk up, rally, recover, recuperate.

Translations

修改修补修补好的地方康复治愈

mend

(mend) verb1. to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair. Can you mend this broken chair?修补2. to grow better, especially in health. My broken leg is mending very well. 治愈，康复 noun a repaired place. This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.修补好的地方ˈmending noun1. the act of repairing. the mending of the chair.修补工作2. things needing to be mended, especially by sewing. Put your torn shirt with my pile of mending!需修补的东西

mend

→ 修改zhCN

Can you fix a fuse? (US)
Can you mend a fuse? (UK) → 您能修复保险丝吗？

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hell mend (one)

An exclamation showing one's anger or irritation with someone else. I can't believe he stole my idea—hell mend him!See also: hell, mend

be on the mend

To be in good health again after a period of injury or illness. Jill is happy to be on the mend after her hospital stay. Yes, I was sick earlier this week, but I'm on the mend now.See also: mend, on

mend (one's) fences

To rectify a damaged relationship. After Jill heard that her father had become ill, she decided it was time for them to mend their fences before it was too late. The politician tried to mend his fences with his constituents after the scandal, but was not able to regain their trust before the next election.See also: fence, mend

make do and mend

To maintain one's possessions for as long as possible, repairing rather than replacing them when needed, with the goal of not buying and/or consuming more than is necessary. To "make do" is to use what one has or make the best of a situation, even if it is not ideal. Growing up, my mother had to provide for three of us on her own, so we learned very quickly to make do and mend.See also: and, make, mend

mend (one's) ways

To start behaving in a different, usually preferable, way. After I got in yet another fight at school, the headmaster told me that I had to mend my ways or else I'd be expelled. No matter how old you are, there is still time to mend your ways.See also: mend, way

on the mend

Healing or getting well; improving in health. I broke my arm last month, so I've just been at home on the mend since then. A: "How's John doing?" B: "He had a rough week of it with the flu, but he's on the mend now, thank God."See also: mend, on

mend (one's) pace

old-fashioned To begin moving faster, especially to meet the speed of another person. Noticing me behind him, the man mended his pace, and I mended mine, until we both began running through the crowded alleyways.See also: mend, pace

it is never too late to mend

There is always the opportunity to reconcile after a conflict. I know you haven't talked to Carly in years, but it is never too late to mend—why don't you try calling her?See also: late, mend, never

It is never too late to mend.

Prov. It is never too late to apologize for something you have done or try to repair something you have done wrong. Sue: I still miss Tony, but it's been a year since our big fight and we haven't spoken to each other since. Mother: Well, it's never too late to mend; why don't you call him up and apologize?See also: late, mend, never

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(one's) fences 1. Lit. to repair fences as part of one's chores. Tom is mending fences today at the south end of the ranch. 2. Fig. to restore good relations (with someone). I think I had better get home and mend my fences. I had an argument with my daughter this morning. Sally called up her uncle to apologize and try to mend fences.

mend one's ways

Fig. to improve one's behavior. John used to be very wild, but he's mended his ways. You'll have to mend your ways if you go out with Mary. She hates people to be late.See also: mend, way

on the mend

getting better; becoming healthy again. I cared for my father while he was on the mend. I took a leave of absence from work while I was on the mend.See also: mend, on

mend one's fences

Improve poor relations; placate personal, political, or business contacts. For example, The senator always goes home weekends and spends time mending his fences. This metaphoric expression dates from an 1879 speech by Senator John Sherman in Mansfield, Ohio, to which he said he had returned "to look after my fences." Although he may have meant literally to repair the fences around his farm there, media accounts of the speech took him to mean campaigning among his constituents. In succeeding decades the term was applied to nonpolitical affairs as well. See also: fence, mend

mend one's ways

Improve one's behavior, as in Threatened with suspension, Jerry promised to mend his ways. This expression, transferring a repair of clothes to one of character, was first recorded in 1868, but 150 or so years earlier it had appeared as mend one's manners. See also: mend, way

on the mend

Recovering one's health, as in I heard you had the flu, but I'm glad to see you're on the mend. This idiom uses mend in the sense of "repair." [c. 1800] See also: mend, on

mend fences

mend your fences

COMMON If you mend fences or mend your fences, you do something to improve your relationship with someone you have argued with. Yesterday he was publicly criticised for not doing enough to mend fences with his big political rival. He had managed to annoy every member of the family and thought he'd better mend his fences. Note: You can call this process fence-mending. The king is out of the country on a fence-mending mission to the European Community.See also: fence, mend

mend your ways

COMMON If someone mends their ways, they stop behaving badly or illegally and improve their behaviour. He seemed to accept his sentence meekly, promising to work hard in prison and to mend his ways. When asked if he intended to mend his ways, he told us `I'll try my best.'See also: mend, way

mend (your) fences

make peace with a person. This expression originated in the late 19th century in the USA, with reference to a member of Congress returning to his home town to keep in touch with the voters and to look after his interests there. Similar notions are conjured up by the saying good fences make good neighbours . 1994 Louis de Bernières Captain Corelli's Mandolin He knew assuredly he should go and mend his fences with the priest. See also: fence, mend

mend your pace

go faster; alter your pace to match another's.See also: mend, pace

on the mend

improving in health or condition; recovering.See also: mend, on

be on the ˈmend

(informal, especially British English) be getting better after an illness or injury: Jan’s been very ill, but she’s on the mend now. OPPOSITE: on your/its last legsSee also: mend, on

make do and ˈmend

(especially British English) mend, repair or make things yourself instead of buying new things: We’ve all forgotten now how to make do and mend.See also: and, make, mend

mend (your) ˈfences (with somebody)

(British English) find a solution to a disagreement with somebody: Is it too late to mend fences with your brother?See also: fence, mend

mend your ˈways

(British English) improve your behaviour, way of living, etc: If Richard doesn’t mend his ways, they’ll throw him out of college.See also: mend, way

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).See also: fence, mend

on the mend

Improving, especially in health.See also: mend, on

mend one's fences, to

To strengthen one’s position by reestablishing good relations among one’s supporters. The term apparently came from a speech by Sen. John Sherman to his neighbors and friends in 1879 in Mansfield, Ohio, in which he said, “I have come home to look after my fences,” presumably literally meaning the fences around his farm there. (Indeed, mending fences is a major and time-consuming chore for nearly all American farmers.) However, the newspaper reports of the speech interpreted it as a political statement that meant Sherman was really home to campaign among his constituents. The term continued to be used in this way, with repair and mend substituted for look after. In the twentieth century it was broadened to mean placating personal, business, or professional contacts who might have felt neglected or offended and trying to regain their support. Vice President Al Gore used it after his defeat in the 2000 presidential election, saying he planned to mend his fences.See also: mend

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verb repair

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verb darn

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verb heal

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verb put right

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verb improve

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phrase on the mend

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verb to restore to proper condition or functioning

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verb to make right what is wrong

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verb to regain one's health

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noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)

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noun the act of putting something in working order again

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verb restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

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verb heal or recover

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