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Dictionary: mend   (mĕnd) pronunciation

v., mend·ed, mend·ing, mends.

v.tr.
  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct: mend one's ways.
v.intr.
    1. To improve in health or condition: The patient is mending well.
    2. To heal: The bone mended in a month.
  1. To make repairs or corrections.
n.
  1. The act of mending: did a neat mend on the sock.
  2. A mended place: You can't tell where the mend is.
idioms:

mend fences

  1. To improve poor relations, especially in politics: "Whatever thoughts he may have entertained about mending some fences with (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
on the mend
  1. Improving, especially in health.

[Middle English menden, short for amenden, to amend. See amend.]

mendable mend'a·ble adj.
mender mend'er n.

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verb

  1. To restore to proper condition or functioning: doctor, fix, fix up, overhaul, patch, repair1, revamp, right. Idioms: set right. See help/harm/harmless.
  2. To make right what is wrong: amend, correct, emend, rectify, redress, reform, remedy, right. See correct/incorrect.
  3. To regain one's health: come around (or round), convalesce, gain, improve, perk up, rally, recover, recuperate. See health/sickness.

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v

Definition: correct, improve, fix
Antonyms: break, destroy, hurt, ruin, weaken

v

Definition: repair
Antonyms: break, tear, worsen


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To put back in good condition.

pronunciation I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster. — Catherine the Great (1729-1796)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - reparere
v. intr. - bedres, komme sig, være i bedring
n. - reparation, stopning, lapning

idioms:

  • be on the mend    få det bedre
  • mend one's fences    slutte fred
  • mend one's pace    sætte farten op
  • mend one's ways    forbedre sig, rette sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
herstellen, zich beteren, goedmaken (van relaties), hervormen, verbeteren, genezen, herstelling, bijsnijden (van pen)

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) réparer, raccommoder, repriser, rapiécer, (fig) guérir, améliorer
v. intr. - guérir, se rétablir, (fig) guérir
n. - raccommodage, reprise, rapiéçage, (fig) en voie de guérison, reprise (des ventes), amélioration (du temps)

idioms:

  • mend one's fences    (Pol) regagner la confiance des gens (un politicien), (US) se réconcilier
  • mend one's pace    accélérer son allure
  • mend one's ways    changer de conduite, se corriger
  • on the mend    être en voie de guérison, reprendre (des ventes), se porter mieux (une société), s'améliorer (le temps, la situation)

Deutsch (German)
v. - genesen, reparieren, ausbessern, flicken
n. - Flickstelle

idioms:

  • mend one's fences    die Beziehungen verbessern
  • mend one's pace    schneller gehen
  • mend one's ways    sein Leben bessern
  • on the mend    auf dem Weg der Besserung sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επισκευάζω, (επι)διορθώνω/-ομαι, βελτιώνω/-ομαι, αναρρώνω, ανανήφω, καλυτερεύω, καρικώνω, μαντάρω, μπαλώνω
n. - βελτίωση, ανάκαμψη, καλυτέρευση, επιδιόρθωση, επισκευή

idioms:

  • be on the mend    βρίσκομαι σε ανάκαμψη, καλυτερεύω
  • mend one's fences    συμφιλιώνομαι/αποκαθιστώ σχέσεις με κάποιον
  • mend one's pace    επιταχύνω το βήμα
  • mend one's ways    ανθρωπεύω, συμμαζεύομαι, διορθώνομαι, γίνομαι άνθρωπος

Italiano (Italian)
rimettersi, riparare

idioms:

  • be on the mend    rimettersi
  • mend one's fences    trovare un accordo
  • mend one's pace    affrettare il passo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - remendar
n. - conserto (m), melhoria (f)

idioms:

  • be on the mend    restabelecer-se
  • mend one's fences    reabilitar-se de erros passados
  • mend one's pace    ir mais depressa
  • mend one's ways    corrigir-se

Русский (Russian)
чинить, улучшаться (о здоровье), заштопанная дырка, улучшение

idioms:

  • be on the mend    идти на лад
  • mend one's fences    стараться подружиться, устранять противоречия с кем-л.
  • mend one's pace    прибавить шагу
  • mend one's ways    исправиться, вести себя лучше

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mejorar, remendar, reparar, componer, zurcir, arreglar
v. intr. - reponerse, corregirse, enmendarse, reformarse, mejorarse, restablecerse
n. - mejoría , reforma, mejoría, remiendo, reparación

idioms:

  • mend one's fences    mejorar las relaciones, hacer las paces
  • mend one's pace    apresurar el paso
  • mend one's ways    enmendarse, mudar de vida, mejorar la conducta
  • on the mend    ir mejorando, convalecer, restablecerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - laga, lappa, rätta till, förbättra, kurera, gottgöra
n. - lagning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
修改, 加快, 改进, 渐愈, 改过, 好转, 改善, 修补处, 改良

idioms:

  • be on the mend    事情或病态在好转中
  • mend one's fences    修补篱笆
  • mend one's pace    加快步子
  • mend one's ways    改过

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 修改, 加快, 改進
v. intr. - 漸癒, 改過, 好轉, 改善
n. - 改進, 修補處, 改良

idioms:

  • be on the mend    事情或病態在好轉中
  • mend one's fences    修補籬笆
  • mend one's pace    加快步子
  • mend one's ways    改過

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 고치다, 좋게 바꾸다, 정상으로 만들다
v. intr. - 사태가 좋아지다, 수리되다, 마음을 바꾸다
n. - 고침

idioms:

  • be on the mend    (병세가) 호전되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 修繕する, 改める, 改善する, 改心する, 快方に向かう, 修理する
n. - 修繕箇所, 修繕, 改良, 快方

idioms:

  • be on the mend    快方に向かっている, 好転している
  • mend fences    選挙区の地盤固め
  • mend one's fences    自分の立場固める
  • mend one's pace    歩調を正す
  • mend one's ways    進路を改める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصلح (الاسم) تصليح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תיקן, שיפר‬
v. intr. - ‮השתפר, החלים‬
n. - ‮תיקון‬


 
 
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