mend

CEFRB1

/mɛnd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To repair something that is broken or damaged.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To add fuel to (a fire).

Examples

  • He got his wife to mend his shirt.

  • It is never too late to mend.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To correct or put right (an error, a fault, etc.); to rectify, to remedy.

  2. To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).

  3. To put (something) in a better state; to ameliorate, to improve, to reform, to set right.

More examples

In context

  • Love can mend your life.

  • Her stutter was mended by a speech therapist.

  • My trousers have a big rip in them and need mending.

Synonyms

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I need to blank the torn shirt before I can wear it again tomorrow.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English menden (“to cure; to do good to, benefit; to do or make better, improve; to get better, recover; to keep in a good state; to put right, amend; to reform, repent”), the aphetic form of amenden (“to alter, change (especially for the better); to atone; to chastise, punish; to correct, remedy, amend; to cure; to excel, surpass; to forgive; to get or make better, improve; to make ready; to mend, repair, restore; to get well, recover; to relieve”), or from its etymon Anglo-Norman amender and Old French amender (“to cure; to fix, repair; to set right, correct”) (modern French amender), from Latin ēmendāre, the present active infinitive of ēmendō (“to atone; to chastise, punish;...