transitive verb

1. to repair (something broken, torn, or worn); restore to good condition; make whole; fix
2. to make better; improve; reform; set right to mend one's manners
3. to atone for; make amends for: now only in least said, soonest mended

Etymology: ME menden, aphetic < amenden, amend

intransitive verb

1. to get better; improve, esp. in health
2. to grow together again or heal, as a fracture

noun

1. the act of mending; improvement
2. a mended place, as on a garment