(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something that has been damaged or is not working properly, you mend it.
Goldsmith has ~ed the roof to ensure the house is wind-proof...
A woman drove her car to the garage to have it ~ed.
VERB: V n, have n V-ed
~er (~ers)
...TV ~ers.
N-COUNT: usu n N
2.
If you ~ a relationship or someone’s reputation after it has been damaged, you do something to improve it.
The government continued to try to ~ the damage caused by the minister’s interview...
VERB: V n
3.
A ~ is something that you do to mend a machine, building, piece of clothing, or other thing that has been damaged or is not working properly.
Many women know how to carry out ~s on their cars...
There is no doubt now that her marriage is beyond ~.
N-VAR
4.
If someone ~s to a particular place, they go there. (FORMAL)
We then ~ed to the pavilion for lunch.
VERB: V to n
5.
If something such as a building is in good ~, it is in good condition. If it is in bad ~, it is in bad condition.
The monks of Ettal keep the abbey in good ~...
PHRASE