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mending

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English

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Verb

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mending

  1. present participle and gerund of mend

Noun

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mending (plural mendings)

  1. The act by which something is mended or repaired.
    • 1844, Edmund Leahy, A Practical Treatise on Making and Repairing Roads, page 133:
      This road though frequently repaired had been nevertheless but little the better for the frequent mendings []

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Etymology

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From N- +‎ pending.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mending

  1. to hear

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Sundanese mending.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [məndiŋ]
  • Hyphenation: men‧ding

Adverb

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mending

  1. (colloquial) used to specify choice or preference; rather, preferably, in preference to (usually followed by daripada)
    Aku mending pilih yang ini daripada yang lainnya.I'd rather choose this than the others.
  2. (colloquial) best; to the most advantage, with the most success
    Mengapa beli rokok? Mending beli gado-gado.Why would you buy cigarettes? You'd best buy gado-gado instead.
  3. (colloquial) Used to express comparison between a situation deemed more fortunate than a worse hypothetical.
    Masih mending kamu tidak dipukuli orang itu.You're lucky that you weren't hit by that person instead.

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