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- Dictionarymending/ˈmɛndɪŋ/
noun
- 1. things to be repaired by sewing or darning: "a muddle of books and mending"
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the act of a person or thing that mends. articles, especially clothes, to be mended: Grandmother always kept her mending in this wicker basket. mending. / ˈmɛndɪŋ / noun. something to be mended, esp clothes.
to repair something that is broken or damaged: Could you mend this hole in my shirt? UK I've left my watch at the jeweller's to be mended. UK The plumber came to mend the burst pipe. The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to repair something.
uk / ˈmen.dɪŋ / us / ˈmen.dɪŋ / Add to word list. clothes that need to be mended: I have a pile of mending to do. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Knitting & sewing. appliquéd. Aran. Bargello. baste. handknitted. hank. hem. intarsia. reknit. resew. rib. run something up phrasal verb. running stitch. sampler. seamstress. sew. stitch.
to free from faults or defects: such as; to improve in manners or morals : reform; to set right : correct… See the full definition
Mend definition: to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing. See examples of MEND used in a sentence.
When you mend something, you fix it or make it better. If you can mend your broken lamp, then it will shine again. If not you'll have to sit in the dark. The word mend was originally used as a religious term, meaning to free a person from sin, usually through repentance and good deeds.
8 meanings: 1. to repair (something broken or unserviceable) 2. to improve or undergo improvement; reform (often in the phrase.... Click for more definitions.
to repair something that is broken or damaged: Could you mend this hole in my shirt? UK I've left my watch at the jeweler's to be mended. UK The plumber came to mend the burst pipe. The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to repair something.
the act of putting something in working order again. synonyms: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, repair, reparation. see more. the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads. the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order.
Mending is the sewing and repairing of clothes that have got holes in them. [old-fashioned] Who will then do the cooking, the washing, the mending? 2. See also mend. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. mending in British English. (ˈmɛndɪŋ ) noun. something to be mended, esp clothes.
