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English word origin

Etymology of mends

From mend (noun, verb) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, regular plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

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verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of mend

noun

Recompense; restoration or reparation, especially (Christianity) from sin. · Something given as compensation. · A means of making restoration or reparation; a remedy. · Repair, restoration; also, healing, recovery.

noun

plural of mend

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From mend (noun, verb) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, regular plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

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  • Word-formation componentmenden
  • Word-formation component-sen
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