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mend English

Meaning mend meaning

What does mend mean?
Definitions in simple English

mend Verb

— When you mend something, you try to fix it. You can bring your torn scarf to him to get it mended.

mend

— verb (= repair, restore) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken She repaired her TV set Repair my shoes please — verb (= heal) heal or recover My broken leg is mending — noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) her stockings had several mends — noun (= repair) the act of putting something in working order again

Synonyms mend synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as mend?

mend English » English

repair fix patch sew darn restore correct renovate improve heal stitch remedy put right patch up continue cobble adjust touch on splice reparation renew rectify recondition enhance doctor bushel weave vamp unite treat touch up tidy up solder refit recover prepare mending meliorate furbish up fixture fixing correction arrange amend ameliorate whip up venue trim to be better tinker with

Topics mend topics

What do people use mend to talk about?
Person Healthy Sick

Recover from sickness
Work and occupation Occupation

Working with cloth
Physical actions Break, wear out

Repair
Social behavior Behavior

Change behavior
Work and occupation Hunt and fish Fishing

Fish with net

Conjugation mend conjugation

How do you conjugate mend?

mend · verb

Examples mend examples

How do I use mend in a sentence?

Simple sentences

He didn't mend his ways and ended back in jail.
I want to mend this watch.
I will have him mend my shoes.
I had my mother mend this sweater.
How much is it going to cost me to mend this skirt?
Can you mend these shoes for me?
My old house giving me trouble. I have to mend a part of it every day.
The USA and Cuba are set to mend their relationship after half a century of hostilities.
How can you mend a broken heart?
Is she on the mend?
It is never too late to mend.
Yeah, right, he'll mend his ways. When Hell freezes over.

Movie subtitles

And when they broke down, the Chinese couldn't even mend them.
And if we don't let them try and mend her, then her life's over before it's begun!
You must mend this cello, and soon.
Trying to mend my shattered fortune.
Now you'll get these decks clean or by God I'll make you lick them clean with your tongues if you don't mend your ways.
Use bits of one to mend another.
You can't mend machines without tools or material.
Getting your pal to bash up my china so you can mend it!
Here, take off your shirt, so I can mend it.
Yes, but I can't mend a broken neck.
Nobody can mend Ygor's neck.
Why, right here in this little Kansas town. there ain't a day people don't pack up and start out. east or west. depending' on how they feel. bringin' their wagons here for me to patch up and mend. load with axle grease.
But the people keep right on movin' around. bringing their wagons in here for me to mend.
I cook, I swallow swords, I mend my own socks, I never eat garlic or onions.
You'll have a watch, keep order, go aloft to mend canvas, reef and furl.
I asked Sr. Peabody to engage him To mend the waterspouts.
I also read palms. I cook, I swallow swords, I mend my own socks, I never eat garlic or onions.
Well, they can mend, can't they?
Here, mend the buttonholes.
If we can keep the steam up and the boiler don't bust and that mend holds. And we don't pile up on them rocks.
We'll have to mend it, then.
Mend it? Fat chance.
Let me warn you: if you don't mend your ways, I'll be forced to clamp down on you.
Now we've got to mend our fences.
Swear to me his wound will mend.
His wound will mend.
I see I shall have to mend your Saxon manners for you.
I suppose you don't know how to mend a broken wheel?
You'd better mend your ways.
Actually, I mend chairs.
I will mend it so no one can see it.
I could take care of him- cook for him, mend, keep him well, see that he worked when he should.
There's nothing to mend here.
Won't you mend it at least?
All right, I'll mend it myself.
You keep telling me to mend my manners.
I mend your socks and I wash Pop's shirts.

News and current affairs

In coming months, rich countries will face three opportunities to mend their ways.
Recent improvements in data for industrial production, fixed investment, and retail sales suggest that the Chinese economy, which had slowed in recent quarters, may already be on the mend.
LONDON - At first glance, the eurozone economy seems like it might finally be on the mend.
One point of Saturday's meeting will be to mend fences on the next steps in Iraq.
When you discuss this issue with our American allies, they fail to understand why an EU of 350 million people hesitates to absorb less than 8 million people in order to mend historic fences.
Brimming with official funds, Greece was apparently on the mend.
Despite ongoing tensions, the Turkish government has been eager to mend relations with America, as it is anxious to have some influence over developments in Iraq.
But by now we know that, given the right policy mix, emerging markets mend almost faster than they falter.
Russia, he also declared, must mend itself.
He chose to mend relations with China by focusing on the positive aspects of bilateral ties.
At the same time, while consumer confidence is on the mend, it remains well below pre-crisis readings.
Given the severity of this economic and financial crisis, financial markets will not mend for a while.
Or will the country's civilian leaders mend their ways?
Today, the two countries have a chance to mend ties and join forces to rein in Islamic extremists on both sides of the border.
Or Swingers, the 1996 worldwide hit movie about a twenty-something guy in Hollywood and his band of male friends who drag him to Las Vegas to mend his broken heart.
In recognition of this, China has stepped up its efforts to mend fences.
To be sure, one would have to mend the broken political system first.
Economic interdependence cannot deliver regional stability unless rival states undertake genuine efforts to mend their political relations.
But, even if Moon becomes president, the new strains in South Korea's relationship with Japan, owing to the revival of historical issues, may not be easy to mend.

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