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mend

/mɛnd/noun, verb1 syllable

Mend means: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.

Synonyms for mend23

noun, as in the act of putting something in working order again

repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mending, reparation

noun, as in sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)

patch, darn

verb, as in restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

repair, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on

verb, as in heal or recover

heal

also used for mend

amend, correct, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, put to rights, make good, set straight

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What does mend mean?4

verb

1

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken“She repaired her TV set”

2

heal or recover“My broken leg is mending”

noun

1

the act of putting something in working order again

2

sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)“her stockings had several mends”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mend?28

three syllables

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Mend in a sentence

  • Don't you want to help your father mend it?sundown
  • He didn't mend his ways and ended back in jail.Ergulis
  • Is there somewhere round here that can mend a flat tyre?sundown
  • I've got to get someone to come and mend my telly.sundown
  • I couldn't mend the strained relationship with my colleague.Nuel
  • Friends often help mend a broken heart with their support.Nuel
  • He got his wife to mend his shirt.CM
  • Friendship can heal wounds we thought could never mend.Nuel

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Forms of mend

as a noun

plural
mends

as a verb

past tense
mended
present participle
mending
third-person singular
mends
past participle
mended