Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
- intransitive verb To reform or correct.
- intransitive verb To improve in health or condition.
- intransitive verb To heal.
- intransitive verb To make repairs or corrections.
- noun The act of mending.
- noun A mended place.
- idiom (mend fences) To improve poor relations, especially in politics.
- idiom (on the mend) Improving, especially in health.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Amendment; improvement; course of improvement; way to recoversy: as, to be on the mend (said especially of a person recovering from illness).
- To repair, as something broken, defaced, deranged, or worn; make whole or fit for use; restore to a sound or serviceable condition: as, to
mend shoes or clothes, a wall or a road. - To correct or reform; make or set right; bring to a proper state or condition: as, to
mend one's ways, health, or fortune; that will not mend the matter. - To improve; make better in any way; help, further, better, advance in value or consideration, etc.
- To improve upon; add to; surpass or outdo: as, to
mend one's shot (that is, to make a better one). - To grow or do better; improve; act or behave better.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved; to recover; to heal.
- intransitive verb recovering from an illness or injury.
- transitive verb 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.
- transitive verb To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken.
- transitive verb To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
place , as inclothing , which has beenrepaired by mending. - noun The
act ofrepairing . - verb To
repair , as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; torestore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend agarment or a machine. - verb To
alter for thebetter ; to setright ; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace. - verb To
help , toadvance , tofurther ; toadd to. - verb To
grow better ; toadvance to a better state; to becomeimproved .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- noun the act of putting something in working order again
- noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- verb heal or recover
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word mend.
Examples
-
-- "Well, well," quoth the doctor, "I will make it up with your Majesty on these terms, -- as _you mend I'll mend_."
The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Mark Lemon 1839
-
The intent of the mend is to create slack in faster water.
i am a real newbie at fly fishing for trout, and i would like to mainly use dry flies. 2009
-
The mend is such a major part of line control and can mean the difference between a five fish day and a ten fish day.
i am a real newbie at fly fishing for trout, and i would like to mainly use dry flies. 2009
-
The mend is such a major part of line control and can mean the difference between a five fish day and a ten fish day.
i am a real newbie at fly fishing for trout, and i would like to mainly use dry flies. 2009
-
The intent of the mend is to create slack in faster water.
i am a real newbie at fly fishing for trout, and i would like to mainly use dry flies. 2009
-
Another school that has its program on the mend is Baylor.
-
Radke remains on the mend from a pulled groin muscle.
-
People dare not let themselves think or feel in this centre of frivolity and folly; they would go mad if they did, and universally commit suicide; for to 'take a thocht and mend' is far from their intention.
-
Will Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag mend their wounded friendship?
-
So, let's see if evidence of the economy on the mend is a golden opportunity or fool's gold.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.