fix (fɪks
)
Definitions
verb (mainly tr)
- (also intr) to make or become firm, stable, or secure
- to attach or place permanently ⇒
fix the mirror to the wall
- (often foll by up) to settle definitely; decide ⇒
let us fix a date
- to hold or direct (eyes, attention, etc) steadily ⇒
he fixed his gaze on the woman
- to call to attention or rivet
- to make rigid ⇒
to fix one's jaw
- to place or ascribe ⇒
to fix the blame on someone
- to mend or repair
- informal to provide with ⇒
how are you fixed for supplies?
- informal to influence (a person, outcome of a contest, etc) unfairly, as by bribery
- slang to take revenge on; get even with, esp by killing
- informal to give (someone) his just deserts ⇒
that'll fix him
- informal to arrange or put in order ⇒
to fix one's hair
- informal to prepare ⇒
to fix a meal
- dialect or informal to spay or castrate (an animal)
- US dialect or informal to prepare oneself ⇒
I'm fixing to go out
- photography to treat (a film, plate, or paper) with fixer to make permanent the image rendered visible by developer
- cytology to kill, preserve, and harden (tissue, cells, etc) for subsequent microscopic study
- to convert (atmospheric nitrogen) into nitrogen compounds, as in the manufacture of fertilizers or the action of bacteria in the soil
- to convert (carbon dioxide) into organic compounds, esp carbohydrates, as occurs in photosynthesis in plants and some microorganisms
- to reduce (a substance) to a solid or condensed state or a less volatile state
- (intr) slang to inject a drug
noun
- informal a predicament; dilemma
- the ascertaining of the navigational position, as of a ship, by radar, observation, etc
- slang an intravenous injection of a drug, esp heroin
- informal an act or instance of bribery
See also
fix upAlternative Forms
ˈfixable adjectiveWord Origin
C15: from Medieval Latin fixāre , from Latin fixus fixed, from Latin fīgereSynonyms
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place,
join,
stick,
attach,
set,
position,
couple,
plant,
link,
establish,
tie,
settle,
secure,
bind,
root,
connect,
locate,
pin,
install,
anchor,
glue,
cement,
implant,
embed,
fasten,
make fast
=
decide,
set,
name,
choose,
limit,
establish,
determine,
settle,
appoint,
arrange,
define,
conclude,
resolve,
arrive at,
specify,
agree on,
=
repair,
mend,
service,
sort,
correct,
restore,
adjust,
regulate,
see to,
overhaul,
patch up,
get working put right put to rights
= sort (someone) out
get even with,
pay back,
take revenge on get revenge on wreak vengeance on cook (someone's) goose take retribution on settle (someone's) hash
=
mess,
spot,
corner,
hole,
difficulty,
jam,
dilemma,
embarrassment,
plight,
hot water
pickle,
uphill,
predicament,
difficult situation
quandary,
tight spot,
ticklish situation
Quotations
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
Translations
- British English:
fix
If you fix something to another thing, you join them together.She fixed the shelf to the wall.fɪks VERB She fixed the shelf to the wall.
- Spanish:
ajustar
v
- French:
fixer
vt
- German:
befestigen
v
- Chinese: 固定 vt
- Arabic: يُثَبِّتُ vt
- Portuguese: fixar vt
- Russian: закреплять vt
- Croatian: popraviti
- Czech: připevnit vt připevňovat
- Danish: ordne v
- Dutch: repareren vt
- Finnish: kiinnittää v
- Greek: στερεώνω v
- Italian: fissare v
- Japanese: 固定する v
- Korean: ...을 (...에) 고정시키다 vt
- Norwegian: feste v
- Polish: umocować vt mocować
- Brazilian Portuguese: fixar vt
- European Spanish:
ajustar
v
- Swedish: laga vt
- Thai: ซ่อมแซม vt
- Turkish: sabitlemek vt
- Vietnamese: sửa chữa v
Usage examples
He'd always said he wouldn't, though he wouldn't spend a penny to fix them up either.
, LOST SUMMER (2002)But a fix for the leading edge panels is proving more problematic.
New Scientist (2003)One by one the embryos die; just one is delivered, a small perfect boy whom Lisa admonishes Eduardo not to " fix.
Globe and Mail (2003)Totten said:'I am delighted to fix up Paul, who will be on a three-month deal initially.
Glasgow Herald (2001)I rummaged through my memory for a bit of a name, or place or time on which to fix the details of our acquaintance.
, MORTIFICATION: Writers' Stories of their Public Shame (2003)