mending

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noun

The act by which something is mended or repaired.

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repairfixfixingfixturemendreparation
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mend
nounmending (plural mendings)

plural mendings

  1. The act by which something is mended or repaired.

    This road though frequently repaired had been nevertheless but little the better for the frequent mendings[…]

    1844, Edmund Leahy, A Practical Treatise on Making and Repairing Roads, page 133

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of putting something in working order again

Similar
repairfixfixingfixturemendreparation
Broader
improvement
Also see
fixfixingfixturemendrepairreparation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“mending.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mending. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mending,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mending.

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