Synonyms for mend
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : mend |
| Phonetic Transcription : mɛnd |
Top 10 synonyms for mend Other synonyms for the word mend
Définition of mend
Origin :- c.1200, "to repair," from a shortened form of Old French amender (see amend). Meaning "to put right, atone for, amend (one's life), repent" is from c.1300; that of "to regain health" is from early 15c. Related: Mended; mending.
- verb correct, improve, fix
- Thus came everything in to help the youth who had begun to mend his ways.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- "The more reason that I should strive to mend him," quoth Alleyne.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Siegfried is his name, and only he who knows no fear can mend the sword.
- Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
- I will mend the sword and Siegfried shall use it to slay the dragon.
- Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
- "Yes, that was it," Roland put in hastily, seeing his chance to mend matters.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The beautiful vase of life was broken, and no art could mend it!
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
- As well try to mend a spider's web when you have put your boot through it.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- It was too late to mend the matter, or put any face upon it but the best.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
- Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
- It costs money to mend, and they say things don't stay mended.
- Extract from : « Gloria and Treeless Street » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
Antonyms for mend
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