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mend - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mend' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mend [ v. i.]
- To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
2 . Mend [ v. t.]
- 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 alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
- To help, to advance, to further; to add to.

Meaning of 'mend' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mend [ n]
Meaning (1):
- sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
Example in sentence:
  • her stockings had several mends
2 . mend [ v]
Meaning (2):
- heal or recover
Example in sentence:
  • My broken leg is mending
Meaning (3):
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Example in sentence:
  • Repair my shoes please;
  • She repaired her TV set