(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ something that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used.
They took a long time to ~ the roof...
I should have had the catch ~ed, but never got round to it.
= repair, fix
VERB: V n, have n V-ed
2.
If a person or a part of their body ~s or is ~ed, they get better after they have been ill or have had an injury.
I’m feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it’s ~ing...
He must have a major operation on his knee to ~ severed ligaments.
VERB: V, V n
3.
If you try to ~ divisions between people, you try to end the disagreements or quarrels between them.
He sent Evans as his personal envoy to discuss ways to ~ relations between the two countries...
= heal
VERB: V n
4.
If a relationship or situation is on the ~ after a difficult or unsuccessful period, it is improving. (INFORMAL)
More evidence that the economy was on the ~ was needed.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
5.
If you are on the ~ after an illness or injury, you are recovering from it. (INFORMAL)
The baby had been poorly but seemed on the ~.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
6.
If someone who has been behaving badly ~s their ways, they begin to behave well.
He has promised drastic disciplinary action if they do not ~ their ways.
PHRASE: V inflects
7.
to ~ fences: see fence