mend

🇺🇸 /mend/ 🇬🇧 /mend/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000CEFR-B1
verb
R

to fix something broken so it works again

Can you mend my bike? It has a flat tire.

R

to fix a hole in clothes

She will mend the hole in my shirt.

R

to solve a problem or disagreement

They need to mend their friendship after the argument.

R

to get better after being sick

He will mend quickly with rest.

R

to heal and become normal again

The broken bone will mend in a few weeks.

translation

v. to fix something broken so it works again; to fix a hole in clothes; to solve a problem or disagreement; to get better after being sick; to heal and become normal again

Word Forms

3rd Present mends
Past mended
Perfect mended
Progressive mending