直す — meaning in English

English meaning

• alter verb To change something, especially in a fairly small or specific way.
• correct adj Free from mistakes; accurate or true.
• fix verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
• mend verb To repair something that is broken, torn, or damaged.

Senses

直す is used for these senses in English:

• alter (ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.
• correct (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
• 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.
• mend (archaic) To increase the quality of (someone or something); to better, to improve on; also, to produce something better than (something else).

alter — full definition

1. verb To change something, especially in a fairly small or specific way.
2. verb To neuter or spay an animal.

correct — full definition

1. adj Free from mistakes; accurate or true.
2. verb To fix an error or make something right.

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