Betekenis van mend In het Nederlands

• 0 to repair something that is broken or damaged:

  • Could you mend this hole in my shirt?

  • UK I've left my watch at the jeweller's to be mended.

  • UK The plumber came to mend the burst pipe.

  • The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States.

• 1 a place in a piece of clothing where a repair has been made

• 2 to repair cloth that is torn or something that is damaged:

  • Could you mend this hole in my shirt?

  • The country is seeking to mend relations with the US.

• 3 to become well again after an illness or injury:

  • [ I ] The bones in my broken wrist took eight weeks to mend.

• 4 to repair something that is broken or not working:

  • They're sending someone round to mend the photocopier.

• 5 to find a solution to a problem:

  • The new government pledged to mend the country's broken society.

• 6 to try to improve a relationship with someone you have had a disagreement with:

  • The industry is trying to mend fences with government, environmental groups, and the public.

• 7 to begin to improve your behaviour after you have been behaving badly:

  • The outcry over third-world child exploitation has shamed some employers into mending their ways.

• 8 to be improving after a period of difficulty or failure:

  • The economy finally seems to be on the mend.