mend

Definition of mend in English English dictionary: To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace; A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending; To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine; To help, to advance, to further; to add to; To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved; The act of mending; {v} to repair, improve, grow better, alter; If you try to mend divisions between people, you try to end the disagreements or quarrels between them. He sent Evans as his personal envoy to discuss ways to mend relations between the two countries = heal; If a relationship or situation is on the mend after a difficult or unsuccessful period, it is improving. More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed; 1 To unfurl an improperly furled sail; 2 To rebend a sail to the boom; {f} repair; improve; be improved; recuperate (from an illness); An independent charitable organisation that provides residential and nursing care for people with mental health problems or learning disabilities; To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend ones manners or pace; If someone who has been behaving badly mends their ways, they begin to behave well. He has promised drastic disciplinary action if they do not mend their ways; the act of putting something in working order again; to mend fences: see fence; heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending; heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"; If you are on the mend after an illness or injury, you are recovering from it. The baby had been poorly but seemed on the mend; sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"; The act of repositioning the fly line on the water in order to achieve a drag-free drift, control the action of the fly in the water or control the depth of the fly in the water column; sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending; If you mend something that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used. They took a long time to mend the roof I should have had the catch mended, but never got round to it. = repair, fix; {i} reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement; restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"; If a person or a part of their body mends or is mended, they get better after they have been ill or have had an injury. I'm feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it's mending He must have a major operation on his knee to mend severed ligaments
mend fences: to repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap
I don't think he was very happy with my work, so I'm going to talk to him and try to mend fences.
mend one's pace: To speed up, travel faster; also, to adjust one's speed to match that of a companion
The hurt nigger moaned feebly somewhere near by, and then fetched a deep sigh that made me mend my pace away from there.
mend one's ways: To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them
mend matters: settle affairs, improve a situation
mend one's pace: accelerate one's pace, speed up, start to move faster
mend one's ways: {f} correct one's past errors, behave in a new and improved manner
mend the rift: sew the tear, patch together the torn parts
mend your ways: correct your past errors, behave in a new and improved manner
it's never too late to mend: You’re never too old to change your ways. Learning is always possible
make do and mend: A philosophy, during World War II, of repairing clothes etc that would normally be discarded due to shortages and rationing
The 'make do and mend' campaign was the Board of Trade's central propaganda effort directed at housewives. It gave advice on preservation, renovation, and repair of clothing and other household goods.
mends: Third person singular simple present of to mend
mends: plural form of mend
on the mend: Improving or undergoing restoration to a previous, more favorable condition
Our marriage went through a difficult time, but now it is on the mend.
on the mend: Healing or recovering, as from an injury or illness
My foot is on the mend but it still hurts to walk.
mender: {n} one who mends, one who improves
mended: {s} fixed, repaired; recovered, healed
mended: past of mend
mender: A person who mends
mender: a fitting or device used to join two sections of hose
mender: The skilled sewing machine operator who stitches embroidery to repair misses, broken needles or defective areas caused while the machine continued to operate
mender: someone who repairs something
mender: a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils)
mender: One who mends or repairs
mender: {i} fixer, repairer, one who mends
mending: present participle of mend
mending: the act of putting something in working order again
mending: skilled women’s work that reconstructs the pattern in defective or damaged woolen or worsted cloth
mending: Mending is the sewing and repairing of clothes that have got holes in them. Who will then do the cooking, the washing, the mending? see also mend. clothes that need to be repaired
mending: Technique used to reposition the fly line on the water, accomplished by flipping the rod tip in a rolling motion It also reduces drag on the fly
mending: garments that must be repaired
mending: To remedy or fix damaged, defaced, or torn fabric
mends: plural of mend
on the mend: recovering, getting better, healing