mend

Definition

  • verb: to make (something broken or damaged) usable again
  • verb: to free from faults or defects
  • often used figuratively
  • synonyms: re-create, reform, recover

Examples

  • After the election, he spent a lot of time 'mending' political 'fences'.

  • We've 'mended' our differences [=stopped arguing] and agreed on a plan.

  • Only time can 'mend' a broken heart. [=make someone stop being sad]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) No,I don'T... and neither do you. I broke up with joyce kim. You did not break up with joyce kim. She defected to north korea. To mend her broken heart. This situation is much less complicated. There's some kind of dispute between penny and her ex-boyfriend as to who gets custody of the tv. (..)
    2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1