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mend in English:

1. repair


He couldn't repair the car because he didn't have the parts.
Please repair this.
Since this heater seems to be out of order, I'll have him repair it.
After his knee repair, he could walk without pain.
The coffee shop is closed while the air conditioning is under repair.
This TV was made ten years ago and there are no parts available, so it is impossible to repair it.
My father is good with tools and does almost all the repair.
Prospects for repair? "Prof. Shubaishen, the leader of the system development team, is presently unwell so we think it will take a while longer ..."
My microwave is acting up. I think I'd rather get a new one than repair this one.
The workers are repairing things in the rooms.
There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.
The repairs to our car will cost a lot because there was so much damage.
Roads and hotels often undergo repair before important public events.
You broke this car, so you will have to pay for the repairs
The neighbouring house was destroyed, but mine survived just a bit of cost for repair.

English word "mend"(repair) occurs in sets:

My vocabulary

2. mend


Love can mend your life.
I can't mend it
Can you mend these shoes for me?
My old house giving me trouble. I have to mend a part of it every day.
The town needs to mend these roads.
It is never too late to mend.
I do feel on the mend.
The only thing to do was to wait for my internet provider to mend the connection.
Jo, you will mend that table as best you can.
A good tailor will be able to mend that hole in the coat.
Get a plumer to mend that pipe.
Mother always mends my father’s socks.
He mends computers.
foot injuries can take months to mend
It's now your turn to be mended

3. break


Take a break.
Give me a break. If you have something to say, stop making faces and say it.
If you leave your textbooks at school during the break, they'll get confiscated.
Your boyfriend is a problematic person, but that's not a good enough reason to give up or break off your relationship.
You have been thinking about this problem the whole morning. Take a break; go eat lunch.
The publication of the exam results over without incident, for the time being attention is naturally going to focus on the summer break, right?
Sometimes hockey players get so competitive that fights break out.
After waiting all day, the workers were still looking for a break in the weather so they could resume the search.
People usually find it very difficult to break the ice when they meet someone extremely attractive for the first time.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.
As a boy, I spent several years in Indonesia and heard the call of the azaan at the break of dawn and the fall of dusk.
The patient implored, "Please ... Break my arms!"
I also wanted to enjoy the break, but thanks to preparation and supplementary lessons for a certain six-man team, I got none!
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
when you are at work, a break is a time when you stop working and relax for a short while before starting to work again

English word "mend"(break) occurs in sets:

Verbs - opposite meaning

4. to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing