固定 — meaning in English

English meaning

• fix verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
• fixation noun An intense, often unhealthy preoccupation with a particular person, idea, or thing.
• fixed adj Set firmly in place; not movable.

Senses

固定 is used for these senses in English:

• fix (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
• set in stone (transitive, idiomatic) To render something permanent, certain, or firm.

fix — full definition

1. verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
2. verb To attach or secure something firmly in place.
3. verb To prepare food or drink.
4. verb To dishonestly arrange the outcome of a contest or event in advance.
5. noun A solution to a problem.

fixation — full definition

1. noun An intense, often unhealthy preoccupation with a particular person, idea, or thing.
2. noun The act of fixing or holding something securely in place, or making it permanently stable.

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