ALL meanings of mend
mend
M m - verb with object 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 mend to remove or correct defects or errors in. 1
- verb with object mend to set right; make better; improve: to mend matters. 1
- verb without object mend to progress toward recovery, as a sick person. 1
- verb without object mend (of broken bones) to grow back together; knit. 1
- verb without object mend to improve, as conditions or affairs. 1
- noun mend the act of mending; repair or improvement. 1
- noun mend a mended place. 1
- idioms mend mend sail, Nautical. to refurl sails that have been badly furled. Also, mend the furl. 1
- idioms mend on the mend, recovering from an illness. improving in general, as a state of affairs: The breach between father and son is on the mend. 1
- transitive verb mend clothes, shoes 1
- noun mend mended place 1
- noun mend act of mending 1
- intransitive verb mend heal 1
- transitive verb mend by healing 1
- noun mend Repair (something that is broken or damaged). 1
- verb mend If you mend something that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used. 0
- verb mend If a person or a part of their body mends or is mended, they get better after they have been ill or have had an injury. 0
- verb mend If you try to mend divisions between people, you try to end the disagreements or quarrels between them. 0
- verb mend to repair (something broken or unserviceable) 0
- verb mend to improve or undergo improvement; reform (often in the phrase mend one's ways) 0
- verb mend to heal or recover 0
- verb mend (of conditions) to improve; become better 0
- verb mend to feed or stir (a fire) 0
- noun mend the act of repairing 0
- noun mend a mended area, esp on a garment 0
- verb transitive mend to repair (something broken, torn, or worn); restore to good condition; make whole; fix 0
- verb transitive mend to make better; improve; reform; set right 0
- verb transitive mend to atone for; make amends for 0
- intransitive verb mend to get better; improve, esp. in health 0
- intransitive verb mend to grow together again or heal, as a fracture 0
- noun mend the act of mending; improvement 0
- noun mend a mended place, as on a garment 0
- noun mend A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending. 0
- noun mend The act of repairing. 0
- verb mend 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. 0
- verb mend To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace. 0
- verb mend To help, to advance, to further; to add to. 0
- verb mend To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved. 0