mend
verb (used with object)
to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing.
am mending
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present progressiveof mend (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I can't leave them behind, and I can't carry them in my hand when I am mending my ship."
From The Eagle's Nest by S. E. Cartwright
"Lord," says he, "what a fright you have given us, John, what with coughing all day and night like a sick bullock——" "I am mending, Nick."
From The Little Red Foot by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
And now I am mending every day; but I am very sick and sad; and perhaps I shall never get home again to play with the owl-rays any more.”
From The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley
"I am mending an old garment that is getting worn," was the answer.
From Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century by Joseph Victor von Scheffel
So I want by my gift to show him that I am mending my ways, and beginning to conduct myself better.
From Poor Folk by C. J. Hogarth
