(transitive) To repair (something that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or otherwise damaged) / (transitive) To put in a better state; to set right; to reform; / To quicken

(idiomatic, of persons and their health) Healing or recovering, as from an injury or illness.

present participle of mend

The act by which something is mended or repaired.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mend

simple past tense and past participle of mend fences

simple past tense and past participle of mend one's ways

present participle of mend fences

(politics) Social assistance given to a community in order to retain popularity with the electorate. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fence, mend.

(UK, slang, obsolete) out of breath