Word

mend, v.
(mended, mending, mends)
freq. cnt. 6

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

bushel doctor fix furbish up mend repair restore touch on

sample sentences

"She repaired her TV set"
"Repair my shoes please"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
The men %s the chairs

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Somebody ----s something
The men %s the chairs

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Somebody ----s something
They %s the cape

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Somebody ----s something
The men %s the chairs

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Somebody ----s something

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reparation repair repairer

antonym

break

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fixture fixing fix fixer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mending mend mender

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

restoration

semantic pointers

hypernym

improve, amend, better, ameliorate, meliorate

hyponym

tinker, fiddle fill piece, patch cobble point, repoint trouble-shoot, troubleshoot patch up, patch sole, resole vamp, revamp heel, reheel darn

heal or recover
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

heal mend

sample sentences

"My broken leg is mending"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

healing

semantic pointers

hypernym

improve, better, ameliorate, meliorate