mended; mending; mends
Definition of mend
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to free from faults or defects: such as
a
: to improve in manners or morals : reform
was advised to mend his ways
b
: to set right : correct
mend a corrupt text
c
: to put into good shape or working order again : patch up : repair
the roads were never mended— Ellen Glasgow
d
: to improve or strengthen (something, such as a relationship) by negotiation or conciliation
—used chiefly in the phrase mend fences spends the weekend mending political fences— E. O. Hauser
e
: to restore to health : cure
before the bone was fully mended — Current Biography
2
: to make amends or atonement for
least said, soonest mended
1
: to improve morally : reform
It's never too late to mend.
2
: to become corrected or improved
depression and lack of spirit mended visibly— Arnold Nicholson
mend
nounDefinition of mend (Entry 2 of 2)
on the mend
: getting better : improving
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The first known use of mend was in the 13th century
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