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Meaning of Mend | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

mɛnd

Definitions

Senses relating to improvement or repairing.
countable
An act of repairing.
countable
A place in a thing (such as a tear in clothing) which has been repaired.
countable
Chiefly in on the mend: improvement in health; recovery from illness.
uncountable
Recompense; restoration or reparation, especially (Christianity) from sin.
obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أصلح الإصلاح

Български подобрявам поправям

Català reparar

Čeština opravit spravit

Dansk fikse forbedre lappe reparere

Deutsch Flicken Reparieren

Ελληνικά επισκευάζω

Esperanto ripari

Español corcusir cusir enmendar remendar remiendo surcir zurcir

فارسی درست کردن

Suomi kohentaa korjata kunnostaa paikata paikka paikkaus paraneminen parantaa

Français raccommoder rapiécer réparer

Gaeilge ceartaigh deisigh

Gàidhlig càirich

Galego remendar reparar

हिन्दी ठीक करना

Magyar folt helyreállít javít javítás jóvátesz kijavít megjavít

Italiano rammendare riparare

日本語修理する直す

한국어 고치다 수리하다

Kurdî laga va va

Latina sarcio

Nederlands herstellen repareren verbeteren

Polski cerować naprawiać naprawić zacerować

Português consertar conserto remendar remendo reparar reparo

Română drege repara

Русский зала́тывание заплата запла́тка зашивать заши́тая ды́рка зашить зашто́пывание зашто́пывать исправить исправлять лата́ние починить починка чинить што́пка

Shqip arnoj

Svenska fixa låga reparera

Kiswahili kutengeneza

ไทย ซ่อม

Türkçe onarmak tamir etmek yamamak

ئۇيغۇرچە ئوڭلىماق ياسىماق يامىماق

Українська ла́годити пола́годити

Tiếng Việt khâu sữa sữa chua vá

Examples

“My trousers have a big rip in them and need a mend.”

“Though he was fearfully weak, he found himself actually feeling better. The disease had spent itself, and the mend had begun.”

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Meaning of Mend | Babel Free

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