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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.

Idioms beginning with mend:
mend one's fences
mend one's ways

See also on the mend.

v

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

v

Definition: repair
Antonyms: break, tear, worsen

IN BRIEF: To put back in good condition.

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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