Help
Help verb - To make more bearable or less severe.
Usage example: the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit
Mend
Mend verb - To put into good shape or working order again.
Usage example: that shirt will be as good as new when I'm finished mending it
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
-
The Plan: Utaha devises one in episode 9 to help Tomoya mend his relationship with Eriri after she gets upset at him for showing more interest in another girl's doujinshi than the stuff she does.
-
It is obvious he would love to be with her, to try and mend the rift between Charity and Molly, but cannot forsake this mission and so asks Harry to help as he can in this matter in his stead.
Source: Literature / Proven Guilty -
The Dragonborn, Petra is forced to sacrifice herself mend things in the end with the help of Brynjolf, sets the retcon in motion.
Source: Cosmic Retcon
Cite this Source
Mend and Help. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/help/mend
Help & Mend. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/help/mend>.
Mend or Help. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/help/mend.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "help" and "mend" have occurred on timeline