LookItUpmend
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /mɛnd/ · UK /mend/
mend means: To fix something that is broken or damaged.
verb
REPAIRA2
To fix something that is broken or damaged.
- Can you mend my bag?
- She mended the hole in her coat.
- We spent Saturday mending the garden fence.
MAKE BETTERB2
To make a situation, relationship, or way of behaving better.
- He promised to mend his ways.
- They are trying to mend their friendship.
- A sincere apology helped mend the damaged relationship.
noun
REPAIR JOBC1
An act of fixing something broken or damaged, or the place where it was fixed.
- The coat needs a mend.
- She made a neat mend in the torn sleeve.
- You can barely see the mend in these trousers.
Questions about mend
What does mend mean?
To fix something that is broken or damaged.
What is mend in other languages?
Türkçe: onarmak · Español: reparar · Français: réparer · Deutsch: reparieren · Italiano: riparare · 日本語: 修理する
How do you pronounce mend?
In American English /mɛnd/; in British English /mend/.
How do you use mend in a sentence?
Can you mend my bag? She mended the hole in her coat.
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