Mend

  • 11mend — [v] correct, improve, fix aid, ameliorate, amend, better, condition, convalesce, cure, darn, doctor, emend, fiddle with, gain, get better, get well, heal, knit, look up, overhaul, patch, perk up, ready, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, recover …

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  • 12mend(ā, -om) —     mend(ā, om)     English meaning: defect, flaw     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Fehler, Körperfehler, Gebrechen” (also “Makel, Fleck”?)     Material: O.Ind. mindü “Körperfehler” (for *mandü after nindü “reprimand”); Lat. mendum, menda “fault,… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 13Mendæan — Mendæan, aite see Mandæan, Mandaite …

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  • 14mend — mend1 [mend] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(repair)¦ 2¦(become healthy)¦ 3 mend your ways 4 mend (your) fences 5¦(end a quarrel)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: amend] 1.) ¦(REPAIR)¦ [T] a) to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothi …

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  • 15mend — [[t]me̱nd[/t]] mends, mending, mended 1) VERB If you mend something that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used. [V n] They took a long time to mend the roof... [V n] Somebody else lent me a pump and… …

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  • 16mend — mend1 [ mend ] verb 1. ) transitive to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing: FIX: These socks need to be mended. a ) BRITISH to repair something that is broken or damaged so that it can be used again: The gate needs to be mended so it… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17mend — mendable, adj. /mend/, v.t. 1. to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy. 2. to remove or correct defects or errors in. 3. to set right; make… …

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  • 18mend — com·mend; com·mend·able; com·mend·ably; com·mend·ing·ly; mend·er; rec·om·mend·able; rec·om·mend·a·to·ry; un·mend·able; mend; rec·om·mend; com·mend·able·ness; …

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  • 19mend — I UK [mend] / US verb Word forms mend : present tense I/you/we/they mend he/she/it mends present participle mending past tense mended past participle mended * 1) a) [transitive] to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing These socks need to… …

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  • 20mend — 1 verb 1 REPAIR (T) a) to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing: My father used to mend our shoes. b) BrE to repair something that is broken or not working; fix 1 (1): When are you going to mend that light in the hall? 2 BECOME HEALTHY (I) …

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