Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mends

/mɛndz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: mends
IPA: /mɛndz/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of amends.

noun

Synonym of amends.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of amends.

Obsolete

noun

Repair, restoration; also, healing, recovery.

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of mend

Example Sentences

"she has the mends in her own hands."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mend
Suffix: -s

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mɛndz/
British English: /mɛndz/

Usage

Obsolete

Phrases

into the mends to the mends

Synonyms

assyth requite satisfaction amends acquittal bote compensation indemnification indemnity mends quittal recompensation

Rhymes With

friends ends sends tends extends attends lends blends bends pretends offends expends

Questions

How do you pronounce mends?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɛndz/.
What does mends mean?: Synonym of amends.
Where does mends come from?: 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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