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mending
UK
/ˈmɛndɪŋ/
US
/ˈmɛndɪŋ/
Translations
He sat by the fire, doing some mending on his socks.
Он сидел у огня, занимаясь штопкой своих носков.
The mending of the old clock took several hours.
Починка старых часов заняла несколько часов.
She is busy with the mending of her torn dress.
Она занята ремонтом своего порванного платья.
Definitions
She spent the afternoon doing the mending, fixing holes in socks and sewing buttons back onto shirts.
He brought a basket of mending to the sewing circle, hoping to get some help with the torn trousers.
UK
/ˈmendɪŋ/
US
/ˈmɛndɪŋ/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "mending kit", "mending tape").
Definitions
She bought a roll of mending tape for the torn pages.
mending
Gerund
mended
Past Simple
mended
Past Participle
mending
Gerund
UK
/mɛnd/
US
/mɛnd/
Translations
He tried to mend his mistakes.
Он пытался исправлять свои ошибки.
He learned how to mend his clothes.
Он научился чинить свою одежду.
She decided to mend the broken chair.
Она решила ремонтировать сломаный стул.
Additional translations
Definitions
She learned how to mend her torn dress using a needle and thread.
They decided to mend their friendship after the argument.
After the surgery, he took time off work to mend.
After the accident, he vowed to mend his ways.
Definitions
She made a neat mend on the tear in her dress.
After months of treatment, her health is finally on the mend.