Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment):
— Her stockings had several mends.

synoniemen: darn, patch.

Nederlands: stop

The act of putting something in working order again.

synoniemen: fix, fixing, fixture, mending, repair, reparation.

Roget 658: improvement; amelioration, melioration; betterment; mend, amendment, emendation; mending etc. v.; advancement; advance etc. (progress) 282; ascent etc. 305; promotion, preferment; elevation etc. 307; increase etc. 35; cultivation, civilization; culture, march of intellect; menticulture^†; race-culture, eugenics.    reform, reformation; revision, radical reform; second thoughts, correction, limoe labor [Lat.], refinement, elaboration; purification etc. 652; oxidation; repair etc. (restoration) 660; recovery etc. 660.    revise, new edition.    reformer, radical.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: herstel, herstellingswerk, lapwerk, redres, reparatie, stopwerk
Pools: naprawa

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.

synoniemen: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, repair, restore, touch on.

Roget 658: improve; be better, become better, get better; mend, amend.    advance etc. (progress) 282; ascend etc. 305; increase etc. 35; fructify, ripen, mature; pick up, come about, rally, take a favorable turn; turn over a new leaf, turn the corner; raise one's head, sow one's wild oats; recover etc. 660.    be better etc. adj., be improved by; turn to right account, turn to good account, turn to best account; profit by, reap the benefit of; make good use of, make capital out of; place to good account.    render better, improve, mend, amend, better; ameliorate, meliorate; correct; decrassify^†.    improve upon, refine upon; rectify; enrich, mellow, elaborate, fatten.    promote, cultivate, advance, forward, enhance; bring forward, bring on; foster etc. 707; invigorate etc. (strengthen) 159.    touch up, rub up, brush up, furbish up, bolster up, vamp up, brighten up, warm up; polish, cook, make the most of, set off to advantage; prune; repair etc. (restore) 660; put in order etc. (arrange) 60.    review, revise; make corrections, make improvements etc. n.; doctor etc. (remedy) 662; purify, etc. 652.    relieve, refresh, infuse new blood into, recruit.    reform, remodel, reorganize; new model.    view in a new light, think better of, appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober.    palliate, mitigate; lessen an evil etc. 36.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: verbeteren, herstellen, lappen, lijmen, maken, redresseren, repareren, verstellen

Heal or recover:
— My broken leg is mending.

synoniem: heal.

Nederlands: genezen, helen