mend

US /mend/
UK /mend/
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1.

repair (something that is broken or damaged)

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Can you help me mend this broken chair?
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The tailor will mend the tear in your jacket.
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repairfixpatchrestorerenovate
2.

(of a person's health or a broken bone) heal or be healed

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His broken leg is starting to mend.
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It took a long time for her heart to mend after the breakup.
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healrecoverimproverecuperate
1.

a repair in something

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The tailor made a neat mend on the torn sleeve.
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There's a small mend in the carpet where it was burned.
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repairpatchdarnfix
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