Mending — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

garments that must be repaired

the act of putting something in working order again

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛndɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛndɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛndɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɛndɪŋ/.

Examples

She repaired her TV set
Repair my shoes please
My broken leg is mending

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

furbish up restore bushel repair doctor touch on mend fix reparation fixing heal fixture

Antonyms

break

Parts of Speech

noun	garments that must be repaired
noun	the act of putting something in working order again
verb	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken “She repaired her TV set”
verb	heal or recover “My broken leg is mending”

Word Forms

repair	verb	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
fix	verb	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
mend	verb	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
repair	noun	the act of putting something in working order again
reparation	noun	the act of putting something in working order again
repairer	noun	a skilled worker who mends or repairs things
mend	noun	the act of putting something in working order again
mender	noun	a skilled worker who mends or repairs things
mending	noun	the act of putting something in working order again
fix	noun	the act of putting something in working order again
fixture	noun	the act of putting something in working order again
fixer	noun	a skilled worker who mends or repairs things
fixing	noun	the act of putting something in working order again
restoration	noun	some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed
healing	noun	the natural process by which the body repairs itself

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reparieren

Kleidungsstücke, die repariert werden müssen

🇫🇷French

raccommodage

vêtements qui doivent être réparés

🇪🇸Spanish

ropa de repaso

prendas que deben ser reparadas

🇮🇹Italian

rammendo

indumenti che devono essere riparati

🇳🇱Dutch

herstellen

kledingstukken die gerepareerd moeten worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

consertar

roupas que precisam ser consertadas

🇷🇺Russian

починка

одежда, которую необходимо отремонтировать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मरम्मत

वस्त्र जिनकी मरम्मत की जानी चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

মেরামত

পোশাক যা মেরামত করা আবশ্যক

🇮🇳Tamil

சரிசெய்தல்

பழுதுபார்க்க வேண்டிய ஆடைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

బాగుచేయడం

మరమ్మత్తు చేయవలసిన వస్త్రాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

दुरुस्ती

कपडे ज्याची दुरुस्ती करणे आवश्यक आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુધારણા

કપડાં કે જે રીપેર કરવા જોઈએ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಿಪಡಿಸುವುದು

ದುರಸ್ತಿ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದ ಉಡುಪುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നന്നാക്കുന്നു

നന്നാക്കേണ്ട വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਧਾਰ

ਕੱਪੜੇ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਮੁਰੰਮਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਣੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرمت

کپڑے جن کی مرمت ضروری ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

修补

必须修补的衣服

🇯🇵Japanese

補修

修理しなければならない衣服

🇰🇷Korean

수선

수선해야 할 옷

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sửa chữa

quần áo cần phải sửa chữa

🇹🇭Thai

การซ่อม

เสื้อผ้าที่ต้องซ่อมแซม

🇮🇩Indonesian

perbaikan

pakaian yang harus diperbaiki

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aayos

mga damit na dapat ayusin

🇲🇾Malay

membaiki

pakaian yang mesti dibaiki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اصلاح

الملابس التي يجب إصلاحها

🇮🇷Persian

ترمیم

لباس هایی که باید تعمیر شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

tamir etmek

onarılması gereken giysiler

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִחוּי

בגדים שיש לתקן

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