Clara Barton

A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing through his chest from shoulder to shoulder. There was no more to be done for him and I left him to his rest. I have never mended that hole in my sleeve.

American Public Servant

Carl Honore

Whether it's mending a failing company, fighting corruption, tackling disease, or rebuilding a marriage, the hardest problems defy just-add-water remedies. Indeed, slapping on a Band-Aid when surgery is needed usually just makes things worse.

Canadian Journalist

Deepika Padukone

Of course! It takes a lot of strength to mend a broken heart. Channelising energies into your work helps, but also to be able to accept situations for what they are instead of questioning them helps immensely.

Indian Actress

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend.

American Writer

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.

American Poet

Jane Austen

If things are going untowardly one month, they are sure to mend the next.

British Writer

Rand Paul

Government can supply bread, but it can't mend a broken spirit.

American Politician

Catherine the Great

I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.

Russian Royalty

Seth Rollins

There's always room to mend broken hearts, I suppose.

American Wrestler

Jewel

Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend.

American Musician

Used for tangible items needing repair, often involves manual work.

Physical Objects

Commonly used in crafts, sewing or textiles to describe repairing holes or tears.

Craft and Sewing

Suggests a process that may take time and effort, not instantaneous.

Non-Instant

Indicates gradual improvement in health, often after injury or illness.

Health Recovery

Implies progress and positivity when referring to health or well-being.

Positive Connotation

For this definition, 'mend' is not used for repairing objects.

Not for Objects

Used when someone is actively improving their actions or habits.

Behavior Change

Often suggests moral improvement or rectifying one's misconduct.

Moral Undertone

Implies an intentional effort towards improving oneself.

Personal Effort

 caught one or two each year but they didn't value them highly their flesh wasn't particularly tasty they said and only their huge rough scales were useful excellent for rubbing down the inner tubes of bicycles before mending a puncture but of the scientists the coelacanth was a paramount interest but it seems certain that fish very like it

Scientific Sensation of...

 but it wasn't until I had actually gotten outside of my box that something happened. As I looked through the photos, there were some were over a hundred years old, some still in the envelope from the processing lab, I couldn't help but think as a retoucher that I could fix that tear and mend that scratch,

Becci Manson:...

 it turned out that the common fishermen caught one or two each year but they didn't value them highly their flesh wasn't particularly tasty they said and only their huge rough scales were useful excellent for rubbing down the inner tubes of bicycles before mending a puncture but to the

Sir David Attenborough...

 think about that then she came up and said they asked me why I teach and I reply where could I find such splendid company there sits a statesman strong unbiased wise another leader Webster silver-tongued a doctor sits beside him whose quick steady hand may mend a bone

True success - John...

 because everyone said you're an athlete you'll bounce back you'll be fine and from the first day i was like this this can't be like i can't bounce back from this as much as people think in february priscilla's symptoms cleared up it seemed like she was on the mend

Olympic Training During...

 and an awareness of the complexity of the world around him. I mean, such an acute awareness of how hard it was. How Sisyphean this task was of mending, and yet aware of that complexity, humbled by it, he wasn't paralyzed by it.

Samantha Power: Shaking...

 that's true I've seen and met people doing extraordinary things I've seen people who are mending the fabric of their lives and their their families lives in their society brick by brick stitch by stitch I've seen it I've met

Hope for the Congo PIPE ...

 I learned that it all changes in an instant. We have this bucket list, we have these things we want to do in life, and I thought about all the people I wanted to reach out to that I didn't, all the fences I wanted to mend,

3 things I learned while...

 COVID-19 is a clear example of our broken relationship with nature. It has also shown the deep interconnections between the health of the planet and human health. We need to urgently mend our relationship with the planet,

Shweta Narayan: It's...

 I should have known this right from the start Only hope can keep me together Love can mend your life but love can break your heart

Mend

To fix or repair something that is broken or damaged.

Often appears as...

To improve or get better, especially in health.

Often appears as...

To correct or improve one's behavior.

Often appears as...

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Craft and Sewing

Non-Instant

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