mend a relationship

Meaning

This expression means to repair, heal, or improve a relationship that has been damaged by a conflict, misunderstanding, or betrayal. It suggests putting in effort, communicating, and forgiving each other to restore peace and trust. It is commonly used for friendships, family ties, and romantic partnerships.

Examples

• After years of not speaking, the two brothers are finally trying to mend their relationship.

  After years of not speaking, the two brothers are finally trying to mend their relationship.

• It takes time, patience, and honesty to mend a broken relationship.

  It takes time, patience, and honesty to mend a broken relationship.

• They went to counseling to see if they could mend their relationship.

  They went to counseling to see if they could mend their relationship.

• Apologizing is often the first step to mend a relationship.

  Apologizing is often the first step to mend a relationship.

• She realized she valued his friendship too much not to try and mend their relationship.

  She realized she valued his friendship too much not to try and mend their relationship.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ They tried to repairment their relationship.

  ✓ They tried to mend their relationship.

  'Repairment' is not a valid English word. You should use the verb 'mend' or 'repair' instead.

• ✗ She wants to fix up her relationship.

  ✓ She wants to mend her relationship.

  'Fix up' is usually used for physical objects, renovations, or arranging dates, whereas 'mend' is the standard verb for repairing emotional connections.

Related Expressions

Practice

• After their big argument, they are both working hard to ___.

  💡 Repair their broken bond.

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  mend their relationship

• It can take years of therapy to ___ after a major betrayal.

  💡 Heal a damaged partnership.

  Show answer

  mend a relationship