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To fix or repair something
“The team was unable to mend the broken machine in time to compete in race one.”
To make changes to correct an error or mistake
“You can mend your mistakes of under-design, while those of over-design must stand as monuments to our unreasonable insistence upon luxury when necessity should be the yardstick.”
To recover or improve, especially from an injury or illness
“Broken bones will mend but the damaging effects of negative words have to be dealt with and uprooted from our soul and discarded in the proper way.”
To add fuel to (a fire)
“The juices of the meat, by this mode of roasting, help to mend the fire, and indeed the people seem to think that they are fit for nothing else.”
To atone or make amends for
“Would it make any difference, If I turned back to mend my transgressions?”
To sew or stitch up a torn fabric or garment
“Detached from our heads, hair can be used to mend garments, to darn holes in stockings.”
(rare) Plural for a repair or patch in a fabric or material
“The tailor would quickly sew a mend in his trouser pocket.”
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