***More detailed info on autopens***. This is a review of the article The Elusive Autopen by Kevin Martin. It appeared in _Autograph Collector's Monthly_, Oct 1994. In respecting his copyright, I have chosen not to include it verbatim.
Confidence votes 246. On the mend means recovering, usually from an illness or injury.
You can use mean with an-ing form to say what an attitude or type of behaviour involves. Healthy living means being physically and mentally healthy. I've got to do the right thing, even if it means taking a risk.What someone means is what they are referring to or intend to say. That friend of Sami's was there.b (mainly tr) , means, meaning or meant. 1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to intend to convey or express. 2. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) intend: she didn't mean to hurt it. 3. (may take a clause as object) to say or do in all seriousness: the boss means what he says about strikes.