Accept and Mend

Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.

Mend and accept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mend" instead a verb "Accept".

Mend

Mend verb - To put into good shape or working order again.

Accept and mend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Mend".

Nearby Words: mended, mending, mender

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

life accept life mend life
relationship accept relationship mend relationship
way accept way mend way

Both words in one sentence

  • In the Chinese film Wait 'til You're Older, the protagonist Kwong is able to finally accept his stepmother and mend the rifts in his family.
  • Sometimes one of the mentors is proved to be right (in which case the other mentor is likely to accept that and mend their ways or, as you might guess, turn evil).
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