🪡mend

verb
/mɛnd/

Meaning

To repair something that is broken or damaged.

Example Sentences

She learned to mend her torn dress.

Example Expressions

on the mend

Synonyms

repair, fix, patch, restore, heal

Antonyms

break, damage, ruin

Collocations

mend clothes, mend shoes, mend a relationship, on the mend

More Example Sentences

We recommend booking tickets in advance.

She strongly recommends practicing every day.

My teacher recommends reading aloud every day.

She recommends practicing pronunciation slowly.

He recommends taking a short walk after dinner.

The technician recommends restarting the device.

He recommends using a calendar to plan your week.

The guide recommends visiting early in the morning.

A man returns a library book that is two weeks overdue to the public library in his neighborhood and apologizes to the librarian at the front desk who tells him there is a small fine to pay so he pays it and asks about the late return policy to avoid the same situation in the future then browses the shelves for a new book to read and picks a novel recommended by a friend at work

A man returns a library book that is two weeks overdue to the public library in his neighborhood and apologizes to the librarian at the front desk who tells him there is a small fine to pay so he pays it and asks about the late return policy to avoid the same situation in the future then browses the shelves for a new book to read and picks a novel recommended by a friend at work promising himself to finish and return it well before the due date.

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