mend

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English menden, by apheresis for amenden (“‘to amend’”); see amend.

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• Rhymes: -ɛnd

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mend (plural mends)

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

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• on the mend

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to mend (third-person singular simple present mends, present participle mending, simple past and past participle 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.

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• See also Wikisaurus:repair

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• mend in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• mend in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• mend at OneLook® Dictionary Search