Patched — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to join or unite the pieces of

provide with a patch; also used metaphorically

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈætʃt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈatʃt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈatʃt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈætʃt/.

Examples

patch the skirt
The field was patched with snow
patch a hole

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spotted patch piece spotty patch up

Parts of Speech

verb	to join or unite the pieces of “patch the skirt”
verb	provide with a patch; also used metaphorically “The field was patched with snow”
verb	mend by putting a patch on “patch a hole”
verb	repair by adding pieces “She pieced the china cup”
adjective	mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch “patched jeans”
adjective	having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture) “a field patched with ice and snow”

Word Forms

patch	noun	sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
patching	noun	the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
piece	noun	a separate part of a whole

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gepatcht

die Teile zusammenfügen oder vereinen

🇫🇷French

patché

joindre ou unir les morceaux de

🇪🇸Spanish

parcheado

unir o unir las piezas de

🇮🇹Italian

rattoppato

per unire o unire i pezzi di

🇳🇱Dutch

gepatcht

om de stukken samen te voegen of te verenigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

corrigido

juntar ou unir as peças de

🇷🇺Russian

исправленный

соединять или объединять части

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समझौता

के टुकड़ों को जोड़ना या जोड़ना

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒட்டப்பட்டது

துண்டுகளை இணைக்க அல்லது இணைக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

అతుకులు

యొక్క ముక్కలను చేరడానికి లేదా ఏకం చేయడానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

पॅच केलेले

च्या तुकड्यांमध्ये सामील होणे किंवा एकत्र करणे

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೇಪೆ ಹಚ್ಚಿದ

ತುಣುಕುಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರಲು ಅಥವಾ ಒಂದುಗೂಡಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒത്തുകളി

ഭാഗങ്ങൾ ചേരുകയോ ഒന്നിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਚ ਕੀਤਾ

ਦੇ ਟੁਕੜਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜਨ ਜਾਂ ਜੋੜਨ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیچ

کے ٹکڑوں میں شامل ہونا یا متحد کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

修补过的

连接或联合各个部分

🇯🇵Japanese

パッチが適用された

～の部分を結合または結合する

🇰🇷Korean

패치됨

조각을 결합하거나 결합하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vá

để tham gia hoặc đoàn kết các mảnh của

🇹🇭Thai

ได้รับการแก้ไข

เพื่อเข้าร่วมหรือรวมชิ้นส่วนของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ditambal

untuk menggabungkan atau menyatukan potongan-potongan

🇵🇭Filipino

pinagtagpi-tagpi

upang pagsamahin o pag-isahin ang mga piraso ng

🇲🇾Malay

ditampal

untuk bergabung atau menyatukan kepingan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصححة

للانضمام أو توحيد القطع

🇮🇷Persian

وصله شده

برای پیوستن یا متحد کردن قطعات

🇹🇷Turkish

yamalı

parçalarını birleştirmek veya birleştirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

טָלוּא

להצטרף או לאחד את החלקים של

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