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kunnostaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mend verb To repair something that is broken, torn, or damaged.
  • overhaul noun A thorough repair, renovation, or revision of something.
  • reclaim verb To get something back that was lost, taken, or given up.
  • refurbish verb To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.
  • rehabilitate verb To help someone return to good health, function, or a normal life after illness, injury, or addiction.
  • repair verb To fix something that is broken or damaged.

Senses

kunnostaa is used for these senses in English:

  • fix up (transitive) To repair or refurbish.
  • mend (archaic) To increase the quality of (someone or something); to better, to improve on; also, to produce something better than (something else).
  • overhaul To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.
  • refurbish (transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.
  • rehabilitate (transitive, North America, construction) To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again. [from 19th c.]
  • rehabilitate (transitive, criminology) To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. [from 19th c.]
  • repair To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.

mend — full definition

  1. verb To repair something that is broken, torn, or damaged.
  2. verb To put right a fault, error, or bad situation; to improve or correct it.
  3. verb Of an illness, injury, or person: to heal or get better.
  4. noun A repair, or the place where something has been repaired.
  5. noun Used in the phrase "on the mend": recovering, getting better after illness.

overhaul — full definition

  1. noun A thorough repair, renovation, or revision of something.
  2. verb To repair, renovate, or revise something completely.

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