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mending one's ways

mending one's ways is the present participle and gerund of mend one's ways.

Meaning of mend one's ways

Verb

mend one's ways (third-person singular simple present mends one's ways, present participle mending one's ways, simple past and past participle mended one's ways)

  1. (idiomatic) To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them.

Questions about mending one's ways

What is mending one's ways the present participle and gerund of?
Mending one's ways is the present participle and gerund of mend one's ways.

Words near mending one's ways in the dictionary

  1. mendigo
  2. mendigos
  3. mendin'
  4. mending
  5. mending fences
  6. mending one's ways
  7. mendings
  8. Mendiola
  9. Mendip
  10. Mendip Hills
  11. mendipite

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