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fixar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appoint verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  • fix verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
  • sticky adjective Coated with a substance that clings to things it touches; tending to stick.

Senses

fixar is used for these senses in English:

  • appoint (obsolete, transitive) To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.
  • 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.
  • sticky (Internet, bulletin boards, transitive) to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.

appoint — full definition

  1. verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  2. verb To set or fix a time or place for something, such as a meeting.

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.

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