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mend
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- pronunciation:
- mend
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
mends, mending, mended |
| definition: |
When you mend something, you fix it.
Ian's dad got a hole in his favorite jeans, so he mended them.The carpenter mended the broken step on the stairs.- synonyms:
- fix, repair
- antonyms:
- break, damage
- similar words:
- heal, patch, remedy, restore, touch up
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| related words: |
correct, set |
| derivation: |
mendable (adj.) |
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