mend

//mɛnd//
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Verb

mendInfinitive
mendPresent tense
mendedPast tense
mendedPast participle
mendingPresent participle
mendsThird-person singular
1

To repair something that is broken or damaged.

Can you mend my broken bicycle?

2

To improve or correct something, especially a relationship or situation.

They are trying to mend their relationship after the argument.

3

To heal or recover from an illness or injury.

Her broken leg is mending well.

Noun

1

A repaired area in a piece of fabric or clothing.

The mend on the sleeve was almost invisible.

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