verb

fix

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verb

To repair something that is broken or not working properly.

"Can you fix the leaking tap?"

"The mechanic fixed the car in an hour."

To attach or secure something firmly in place.

"They fixed the shelf to the wall with brackets."

To prepare food or drink.

"Let me fix you a sandwich."

To dishonestly arrange the outcome of a contest or event in advance.

"Investigators suspected the match had been fixed."

noun

A solution to a problem.

"The engineers found a quick fix for the software bug."

A difficult or awkward situation.

"Missing the last train left them in quite a fix."

(informal) A dose of a drug, or something that satisfies a craving.

"He needs his morning coffee fix."

How to Use Fix

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo repair, attach firmly, arrange, or (as a noun) a solution or a tricky situation.

Common mistake

In American English "fix" often means "prepare food" ("fix dinner"), a usage that sounds odd in British English, where "fix" usually just means "repair" or "arrange."

Common pairings

fix a problem quick fix fix a meal in a fix

Word Forms

fixt past tense, fixed past tense, fixed plural, fix plural, fixes plural, Fixes plural, fixes singular, fix singular, fixed singular, fixest singular, fixedst singular, fixeth singular, fixe verb form, fixe verb form

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Etymology

From Latin fixus, "fastened, immovable," the past participle of figere, "to fasten or drive in" — the same root gives us "fixture."

Synonyms

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Antonyms

move change

Related Words

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Rhymes for fix

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