ALL meanings of mended
mend
M m - verb with object mended 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 mended to remove or correct defects or errors in. 1
- verb with object mended to set right; make better; improve: to mend matters. 1
- verb without object mended to progress toward recovery, as a sick person. 1
- verb without object mended (of broken bones) to grow back together; knit. 1
- verb without object mended to improve, as conditions or affairs. 1
- noun mended the act of mending; repair or improvement. 1
- noun mended a mended place. 1
- idioms mended mend sail, Nautical. to refurl sails that have been badly furled. Also, mend the furl. 1
- idioms mended on the mend, recovering from an illness. improving in general, as a state of affairs: The breach between father and son is on the mend. 1
- noun mended Simple past tense and past participle of mend. 1