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mends fences

mends fences is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mend fences.

Meaning of mend fences

Verb

mend fences (third-person singular simple present mends fences, present participle mending fences, simple past and past participle mended fences)

  1. (idiomatic) To repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap.
    • I don't think he was very happy with my work, so I'm going to talk to him and try to mend fences.

Questions about mends fences

What is mends fences the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mends fences is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mend fences.

Words near mends fences in the dictionary

  1. mendozers
  2. mendozite
  3. Mendrelgang
  4. Mendrisio
  5. mends
  6. mends fences
  7. mends one's ways
  8. mendy
  9. mene
  10. mene mene tekel upharsin
  11. Meneage

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