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- [mend]
- /mɛnd/
- /ˌʌnˈmɛndəbl /
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mend]
- /mɛnd/
Definitions of unmendable word
- verb with object unmendable to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy. 1
- verb with object unmendable to remove or correct defects or errors in. 1
- verb with object unmendable to set right; make better; improve: to mend matters. 1
- verb without object unmendable to progress toward recovery, as a sick person. 1
- verb without object unmendable (of broken bones) to grow back together; knit. 1
- verb without object unmendable to improve, as conditions or affairs. 1
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Origin of unmendable
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English menden, aphetic variant of amend
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Parts of speech for Unmendable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unmendable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unmendable usage trend in Literature
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