Complete Definition of "mend"

English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nd|-�nd

Noun
en-noun

  1. A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
  2. The act of mending.

Derived terms
on the mend

Verb
en-verb|mends|mending|mended

  1. To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine.
  2. To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
  3. To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
  4. To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.

Translations
trans-top|To repair
Finnish: kunnostaa, korjata, kohentaa, parantaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken
Finnish: korjata
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To help, to advance, to further; to add to
Finnish: parantaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved
Finnish: parantua
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Hebrew: ����ת (l'�ḥot), �תק� (l't�ken), �שפר (l'sh�per)
mid

Category:English ergative verbs
Category:Positive words

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hu:mend
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