fijar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- affix noun A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
- appoint verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
- arrange verb To put things into a particular order or position.
- clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
- fasten verb To attach or close something securely.
- fix verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
- fixate verb To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
- moor noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.
- peg noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
- pin noun A short, thin, pointed piece of metal used to fasten things together, such as fabric.
- post noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.
- schedule noun A plan that lists when a set of tasks or events will happen.
- secure adj Protected from danger, harm, or loss.
- set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
- slate noun A fine-grained gray rock that splits easily into thin flat sheets, often used for roofing.
Senses
fijar is used for these senses in English:
- affix (transitive) To attach.
- appoint (obsolete, transitive) To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.
- arrange (transitive, intransitive) To plan; to prepare in advance.
- clamp (transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
- fasten (ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
- 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.
- fixate (transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
- lock in (transitive, or, intransitive, colloquial) To focus entirely (on something).
affix — full definition
- noun A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
- noun That which is affixed; an appendage.
- noun The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
- noun Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
appoint — full definition
- verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
- verb To set or fix a time or place for something, such as a meeting.