Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: mend
IPA transcription: [m'ɛnd]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on
    Meaning: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
  • Synonyms: mend, heal
    Meaning: heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
Usage examples
  • Come on, let us mend our pace!
  • 'However, talking won't mend matters.
  • 'Oh, come on home and let's mend the carpet.
  • They do not mend their rags, but they embroider them.
  • When thinkin' won't mend it, Then thinkin' won't end it.
  • "Well, it's never too late to mend," said Anne roguishly.
  • Come on, let us mend our pace.' This is delightful, this is perfect.
  • It did not mend, and it was impossible for me to continue the voyage.
  • We would willingly have others perfect, and yet we mend not our own defects.
  • But there is not one of them to mend another.--Have you read Markham?" said Miss Vernon.