To Mend
- (transitive) To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.
- (transitive) To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
- (transitive) To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
- (intransitive) To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
| Derived terms |
least said, soonest mended
mend one's pace
| Synonyms |
repair