fix
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,997 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 43,790 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken also: repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore She repaired her TV setRepair my shoes please
- cause to be firmly attached also: fasten, secure fasten the lock onto the doorshe fixed her gaze on the man
- decide upon or fix definitely also: specify, set, determine, define, limit fix the variablesspecify the parameters
- prepare for eating by applying heat also: cook, ready, make, prepare Cook me dinner, pleasecan you make me an omelette?
- take vengeance on or get even also: pay back, pay off, get We'll get them!That'll fix him good!
- set or place definitely Let's fix the date for the party!
fix in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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If the second, he could still be in a fix.
Ribbon in the sky · Murray Leinster · Chapter 1
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He paused to fix a wren’s tail feather in its place.
A Yellow Aster, Volume 3 (of 3) · Mannington, Mrs., -1926 Caffyn · Chapter 1
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I don't think it is a nice way to fix hair, anyhow.
The Inner Sisterhood · Douglass Sherley · Chapter 1
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I was to make up my mind, and fix my determination in one way or the other.
No and Other Stories Compiled by Uncle Humphrey · Various · Chapter 1
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Thus Eternally admiring, fix, and gaze, On those dear eyes; for every glance they send Darts through my soul.
The Orphan · Thomas Otway · Chapter 1