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Definition: Meaning of, fix in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɪks /

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fix fixed fixed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
fixing fixes
  1. repair [transitive] to repair something that is broken or not working properly
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  2. limit [transitive] to decide on a limit for something, especially prices, costs etc, so that they do not change [=  set]
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  3. limit [transitive] if two or more companies fix the price for a particular product or service, they secretly agree on the price they will charge for it, in order to keep the price high and make more profit. This practice is illegal
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  4. fix a time/date/place etc to decide on a particular time etc when something will happen
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  5. arrange also fix up [intransitive and transitive] spoken to make arrangements for something
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  6. attach [transitive] to attach something firmly to something else, so that it stays there permanently
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  7. prepare food [transitive] informal especially American English to prepare a meal or drinks [=  get]
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  8. solve [transitive] to find a solution to a problem or bad situation
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  9. fix your attention/eyes/mind etc on somebody/something to think about or look at someone or something carefully
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  10. fix somebody with a stare/glare/look etc literary to look directly at someone for a long time
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  11. hair/face [transitive] especially American English to make your hair or MAKE-UP look neat and attractive
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  12. cat/dog [transitive] American English informal to do a medical operation on a cat or dog so that it cannot have babies [=  neuter]
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  13. result [transitive] to arrange an election, game etc dishonestly, so that you get the result you want
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  14. paintings/photographs [transitive] technical to use a chemical process on paintings, photographs etc that makes the colours or images permanent
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  15. punish [transitive] informal used to say that you will punish someone you are angry with
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  16. be fixing to do something American English spoken to be preparing to do something - used in some parts of the US
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fix fixes
  1. [countable] something that solves a problem
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  2. (be) in a fix to have a problem that is difficult to solve [=  (be) in a mess]
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  3. [singular] an amount of something, especially an illegal drug such as HEROIN, that you often use and badly want
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  4. get a fix on somebody/something to find out exactly where someone or something is
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  5. get a fix on somebody/something to understand what someone or something is really like
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  6. [singular] something that has been dishonestly arranged
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fix used in phrases

  • fix-it shop (noun)
    1. a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance
  • quick fix (noun)
    1. hurried repair
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fix used in phrasal verbs

  • fix on (phrasal verb)
    1. to choose someone or something after considering the situation
    2. fix something on something if you fix your eyes or your attention on someone or something, you look straight at them and at nothing else
  • fix up (phrasal verb)
    1. to arrange for something to happen
    2. British English if you are fixed up to do something, you have arranged to do it
  • fix with (phrasal verb)
    1. fix someone with something if you fix someone with your eyes, you look directly in their eyes so that they feel they cannot turn away
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