Mend | Mean of mend in English Dictionary

/ˈmɛnd/

• Verb
• to make (something broken or damaged) usable again
1. Dad's trying to mend [=fix] the roof.
2. The town needs to mend these roads.
3. Fishermen were mending their nets.
4. She spent the evening mending (the holes in) her socks.
5. mending a torn sleeve = mending a tear in a sleeve
6. He's trying to mend his reputation.
7. We've mended our differences [=stopped arguing] and agreed on a plan.
• to heal or cure (a broken bone, a sad feeling, etc.)
1. Surgery was needed to mend (the break in) the bone.
2. Only time can mend a broken heart. [=make someone stop being sad]
3. Her arm mended slowly after surgery.
4. His broken heart never completely mended.
• to improve or repair a relationship that has been damaged by an argument or disagreement
1. She mended fences with her father.
2. They are trying to mend their fences.
3. After the election, he spent a lot of time mending political fences.

• to change or improve your behavior
1. It's time (for you) to mend your ways.
2. She told her teenage son to start mending his ways.
• Noun
• a place where something (such as a piece of clothing) has been repaired
1. You can hardly see the mend in the sleeve.
• becoming better after an illness or injury
1. Her broken leg is on the mend.
2. Her health is on the mend.
3. The country's economy is on the mend.
4. They almost got a divorce, but now their marriage is on the mend.