English > mend: 4 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of putting something in working order again. |
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| Synonyms | repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mending, reparation |
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| Narrower | band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky | hurried repair |
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| care, maintenance, upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order |
| darning | The act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads |
| patching | The act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it |
| reconstruction | The activity of constructing something again |
| restitution | The act of restoring something to its original state |
| restoration | The act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state |
| Broader | improvement | The act of improving something |
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| Spanish | arreglo, compostura, enmienda, instalación, remiendo, reparación, reparo, solución |
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| Catalan | adobament, adob, reparació |
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| Verbs | mend | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn / torn or broken |
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English > mend: 4 senses > verb 1, change| Meaning | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn / torn or broken. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Model | They mend the cape |
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| Synonyms | repair, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on |
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| Entailed by | overhaul, modernize, modernise | make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to |
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| Narrower | cobble | repair or mend |
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| darn | repair by sewing |
| fill | plug with a substance |
| heel, reheel | put a new heel on |
| patch, patch up | mend by putting a patch on |
| piece, patch | repair by adding pieces |
| point, repoint | repair the joints of bricks |
| sole, resole | put a new sole on |
| tinker, fiddle | try to fix or mend |
| trouble-shoot, troubleshoot | solve problems |
| vamp, revamp | Provide (a shoe) with a new vamp |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate | To make better |
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| Opposite | break, bust | ruin completely |
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| Spanish | arreglar, atender, componer, recomponer, reparar, restaurar, restituir |
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| Catalan | adobar, apariar, arreglar, atendre, reparar, restituir |
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| Nouns | mend, mending | the act of putting something in working order again |
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| mender | a skilled worker who mends or repairs things |
