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mend

(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.

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.

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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mend

(mɛnd)

1. (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 recover

4. (intr) (of conditions) to improve; become better

5. (tr) Northern English to feed or stir (a fire)

6. the act of repairing

7. a mended area, esp on a garment

8. on the mend becoming better, esp in health

[C12: shortened from amend]

ˈmendable adj

ˈmender n

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mend

(mɛnd)

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.

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.

mend

Past participle: mended
Gerund: mending

Imperative
mend
mend

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

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Noun	1.	mend - sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" darn, patch stitchery, 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 again fixing, repair, mending, fix, reparation, fixture improvement - 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 threads patching - the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it maintenance, 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 repair restoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again restitution - 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, restore ameliorate, 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" heal ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

mend

verb

1. 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 socks

3. 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.

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mend

verb

1. 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

مَكان مُصَلَّحيُصْلِحُيُصَلِّحيَلْتَئِم الجُرْح، يَتَحَسَّن صِحيّاً

hojit senapravitopravitspravitsprávka

reparerereparation

reparieren Flicken sich bessern stopfen

επιδιορθώνω

arreglar remendar reparar

korjatakunnostaaparantaaparantuakohentaa

réparer rapiécer refaire remédier remettre en état

popraviti

megjavít

batna, lagastlagfæraviîgerî, bót

riparare aggiustare in via di guarigione migliorare rammendo

直す

고치다

adytigytisuadyta vietasuadytisusiūta vieta

atlabtielāpslabotlāpīta vietaremontēt

herstellen repareren verbeteren

bøte reparere

naprawić

consertar conserto melhorar remendar remendo

исправлять

hojiť sa

popraviti

lagareparera

ซ่อมแซม

onarmak tamir etmek yamadüzelmekiyileşmek

sửa chữa

修改修补修补好的地方康复治愈

mend

[mend]

A. N (= patch) → remiendo m; (= darn) → zurcido m
to be on the mend → ir mejorando

B. VT

1. (= repair) [+ watch, toy, wall] → arreglar, reparar; [+ shoes] → arreglar; (= darn) → remendar, zurcir

2. (= improve) to mend matters → mejorar las cosas
to mend one's ways → enmendarse

C. VI (= improve) → mejorar

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mend

[ˈmɛnd]

(= repair) → réparer

(= darn) → raccommoder, repriser

(= improve) [+ relations] → normaliser
to mend the rift between → combler le fossé entre
I felt that might well mend the rift between them → Je pensais que cela pourrait bien combler le fossé entre eux.
to mend one's ways (= improve one's behaviour) → s'amender

(in garment) → reprise f

to be on the mend [person] → être en voie de guérison

mend

n (in shoe) → reparierte Stelle; (in piece of metal, cloth etc also) → Flickstelle f; (in roof, fence etc also) → ausgebesserte Stelle; the mend is almost invisible → man sieht kaum, dass es repariert/geflickt/ausgebessert worden ist; to be on the mend (fig, lit: person) → sich (langsam) erholen, sich auf dem Wege der Besserung befinden (form); the fracture is on the mend → der Bruch heilt schon wieder or ist am Verheilen (inf)

(= repair) → reparieren; roof, fence → ausbessern, reparieren; hole, clothes → flicken; my shoes need mending → ich muss meine Schuhe reparieren or machen (inf) → lassen

(= improve) to mend relations with somebody → die Beziehungen zu jdm verbessern; to mend one’s ways → sich bessern; you’d better mend your ways → das muss aber anders werden mit dir!; to mend matters → eine Angelegenheit bereinigen; that won’t mend matters → das macht die Sache auch nicht besser; to mend fences (fig) → Unstimmigkeiten ausbügeln; to mend one’s marriage → seine Ehe kitten

vi (bone) → (ver)heilen; make do and mend (prov) → aus Alt mach Neu (prov)

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mend

[mɛnd]

1. vt (repair, fence, car, clothes) → aggiustare, riparare; (darn) → rammendare
to mend one's ways (improve) → correggersi
to mend matters → risolvere le cose

2. vi (broken bone) → rimettersi a posto

3. n to be on the mend → star migliorando, essere in via di guarigione

mend

(mend) verb

1. to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair. Can you mend this broken chair?

2. to grow better, especially in health. My broken leg is mending very well.

noun

a repaired place. This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.

ˈmending noun

1. the act of repairing. the mending of the chair.

2. things needing to be mended, especially by sewing. Put your torn shirt with my pile of mending!

mend

→ يُصْلِحُ opravit reparere reparieren επιδιορθώνω reparar korjata réparer popraviti riparare 直す 고치다 herstellen reparere naprawić consertar исправлять laga ซ่อมแซม onarmak sửa chữa 修改

mend

vt. reparar, componer, mejorar.

Can you fix a fuse? (US)
Can you mend a fuse? (UK) → Můžete opravit pojistku? → Kan du udskifte en sikring? → ¿Puede arreglar un fusible? → Voitteko korjata sulakkeen? → Vous pouvez réparer un fusible ? → Možete li popraviti osigurač? → Può sostituire il fusibile? → 퓨즈를 갈 수 있나요? → Kunt u de zekering vervangen? → Kan du skifte en sikring? → Kan ni sätta i en ny säkring? → Sigortayı tamir eder misiniz? → 您能修复保险丝吗？

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My cow has broken her leg, and I must take her to the mender's shop and have it glued on again.

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Monsieur the Marquis cast his eyes over the submissive faces that drooped before him, as the like of himself had drooped before Monseigneur of the Court--only the difference was, that these faces drooped merely to suffer and not to propitiate--when a grizzled mender of the roads joined the group.

The sweet scents of the summer night rose all around him, and rose, as the rain falls, impartially, on the dusty, ragged, and toil-worn group at the fountain not far away; to whom the mender of roads, with the aid of the blue cap without which he was nothing, still enlarged upon his man like a spectre, as long as they could bear it.

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Then she dismissed from her mind further thought of the tunnel, for that time, and began to wonder if Aunt Em would not be happy as Royal Mender of the Stockings of the Ruler of Oz.

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"Oh, children of the Prophet, it is known unto you that a Portuguee dog of a Christian clock mender pollutes the city of Tangier with his presence.

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You behold in me, not a private individual, but a public character; not a mender of locks, but a healer of the wounds of his unhappy country.

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A mender of old shoes, or patcher up of clothes, who made the shoes or clothes worse than he received them, could not have remained thirty days undetected, and would very soon have starved; whereas during more than forty years, Protagoras was corrupting all Hellas, and sending his disciples from him worse than he received them, and he was never found out.

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That the landlord was a man of money- making turn was sufficiently testified by the fact of a small bulkhead beneath the tap-room window, in size and shape not unlike a sedan-chair, being underlet to a mender of shoes: and that he was a being of a philanthropic mind was evident from the protection he afforded to a pieman, who vended his delicacies without fear of interruption, on the very door-step.

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I was put into jail as I was going to the shoemaker's to get a shoe which was mender. When I was let out the next morning, I proceeded to finish my errand, and, having put on my mended show, joined a huckleberry party, who were impatient to put themselves under my conduct; and in half an hour--for the horse was soon tackled--was in the midst of a huckleberry field, on one of our highest hills, two miles off, and then the State was nowhere to be seen.

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Khartoum June, 20 (SUNA)-Islamic Abyei Association (IAA) menders have insisted that Abyei Area is a Sudanese land.

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'Fishing net menders in the dunes' was painted when the artist was 29 years old.A buyer based in North America paid e1/47.07 million ($8.27 million) for the 1882 painting "Fishing Net Menders in the Dunes" (Raccommodeuses de filets dans les dunes), which will be shown in Brussels and New York, auction house Artcurial said late on Monday.