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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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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 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.
to free from faults or defects: such as; to improve in manners or morals : reform; to set right : correct… See the full definition
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 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.
Definition of 'mend' mend. (mend ) Word forms: mends , mending , mended. 1. verb B1. If you mend something that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used. They took a long time to mend the roof. [VERB noun] Somebody else lent me a pump and helped me mend the puncture. [VERB noun]
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.
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.
mend. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Illness & disability mend1 /mend/ verb 1 repair [transitive] a) to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing My father used to mend our shoes.
mending meaning, definition, what is mending: clothes that need to be repaired: Learn more.
