mend Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
darn; patch.
- her stockings had several mends
noun the act of putting something in working order again
repair; reparation; fixing; fix; mending; fixture.
verb restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
repair; touch on; doctor; fix; furbish up; restore; bushel.
- She repaired her TV set
- Repair my shoes please
verb heal or recover
heal.
- My broken leg is mending

Abbrev. fr. amend. See Amend.

imperfect & past participle Mended; present participle & verbal noun Mending

To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine.
To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
The best service they could do the state was to mend the lives of the persons who composed it. Sir W. Temple.
To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
Though in some lands the grass is but short, yet it mends garden herbs and fruit. Mortimer.

You mend the jewel by the wearing it. Shak.
Syn. -- To improve; help; better; emend; amend; correct; rectify; reform.