Sekirov Dictionary

mend

/mɛnd/

verb30

  1. To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).
  2. (figurative) To put (something) in a better state; to ameliorate, to improve, to reform, to set right.
  3. (figurative) To correct or put right (an error, a fault, etc.); to rectify, to remedy.
  4. To restore (someone or something) to a healthy state; to cure, to heal.
  5. Of an illness: to become less severe; also, of an injury or wound, or an injured body part: to get better, to heal.
  6. Of a person: to become healthy again; to recover from illness.
  7. (figurative) To remove fault or sin from (someone, or their behaviour or character); to improve morally, to reform.
  8. (Scotland, figurative) To become morally improved or reformed.
  9. (figurative) In mend one's pace: to adjust (a pace or speed), especially to match that of someone or something else; also, to quicken or speed up (a pace).
  10. To add fuel to (a fire).
  11. (no longer used) To repair the clothes of (someone).
  12. (no longer used) Chiefly used together with make: to make repairs.
  13. (figurative, no longer used) To increase the quality of (someone or something); to better, to improve on; also, to produce something better than (something else).
  14. (figurative, no longer used) To add one or more things in order to improve (something, especially wages); to supplement; also, to remedy a shortfall in (something).
  15. [with oneself] (figurative, no longer used) To improve the condition or fortune of (oneself or someone).
  16. (figurative, no longer used) To advance to a better state; to become less bad or faulty; to improve.
  17. (figurative, no longer used) To improve in amount or price.
  18. (figurative, no longer used) To correct or put right the defects, errors, or faults of (something); to amend, to emend, to fix.
  19. (figurative, no longer used) Of an error, fault, etc.: to be corrected or put right.
  20. (figurative, no longer used) To relieve (distress); to alleviate, to ease.
  21. (figurative, no longer used) Followed by of: to recover from a bad state; to get better, to grow out of.
  22. [with oneself] (figurative, no longer used) To reform (oneself).
  23. (figurative, no longer used) To make amends or reparation for (a wrong done); to atone.
  24. (figurative, no longer used) Now only in least said, soonest mended: to make amends or reparation.
  25. (no longer used) To adjust or correctly position (something; specifically (nautical), a sail).
  26. (figurative, no longer used) To cause (a person or animal) to gain weight; to fatten.
  27. (figurative, no longer used) Of an animal: to gain weight, to fatten.
  28. (figurative, no longer used) Chiefly with the impersonal pronoun it: to provide a benefit to (someone); to advantage, to profit.
  29. (figurative, no longer used) To advantage, to avail, to help.
  30. (no longer used) To put out (a candle).

noun4

  1. An act of repairing.
  2. Chiefly in on the mend: improvement in health; recovery from illness.
  3. A place in a thing (such as a tear in clothing) which has been repaired.
  4. (no longer used) Recompense; restoration or reparation, especially (Christianity) from sin.
forms

mended · mending · mendeth · mends · mendest

Phrases with mend

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