different between mend vs unbreak

English

Etymology

From Middle English menden, by apheresis for amenden (“to amend”); see amend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?nd/
• Rhymes: -?nd

Noun

mend (plural mends)

1. A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
2. The act of repairing.

Derived terms

• on the mend

Translations

Verb

mend (third-person singular simple present mends, present participle mending, simple past and past participle mended)

1. (transitive) To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.

2. (transitive) To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
   • 1685, William Temple, Of Gardens

3. (transitive) To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
4. (intransitive) To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.

Derived terms

• least said, soonest mended
• mend one's pace

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:repair

Translations

Related terms

Further reading

• mend in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• mend in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• mend at OneLook Dictionary Search

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?nt/

Noun

mend

1. genitive plural of menda

English

Alternative forms

• un-break

Etymology

From un- +? break, popularised in songs sung by The Alarm (Unbreak the Promise) and Toni Braxton (Unbreak My Heart).

Verb

unbreak (third-person singular simple present unbreaks, present participle unbreaking, simple past unbroke, past participle unbroken)

1. (transitive) To do the inverse of breaking: to mend, restore, heal or fix.

Anagrams

• Burkean, Urbanek, unbrake