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on the mend

on the mend
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee mend]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði mɛnd/
    • /ɒn ðə mend/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee mend]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði mɛnd/

Definitions of on the mend words

  • verb with object on the mend to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy. 1
  • verb with object on the mend to remove or correct defects or errors in. 1
  • verb with object on the mend to set right; make better; improve: to mend matters. 1
  • verb without object on the mend to progress toward recovery, as a sick person. 1
  • verb without object on the mend (of broken bones) to grow back together; knit. 1
  • verb without object on the mend to improve, as conditions or affairs. 1

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Origin of on the mend

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English menden, aphetic variant of amend

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for On the mend

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

on the mend popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

on the mend usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for on the mend

adj on the mend

  • convalescent — Convalescent means relating to convalescence.

adverb on the mend

  • convalescing — to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.

adjective on the mend

  • cured — (of food) treated by salting, smoking, or drying in order to preserve it
  • fitter — the manner in which a thing fits: The fit was perfect.
  • healthier — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
  • mending — the act of mending; repair or improvement.

Antonyms for on the mend

adjective on the mend

  • faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
  • littler — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.

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