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fixfix1 /fɪks/ ●●● S1 W2 verb [transitive] 1
REPAIR to repair something that is broken or not working correctly: He’s outside fixing his bike.get/have something fixed We just had the roof fixed.► see thesaurus at repair12PREPARE FOOD to prepare a meal or drinks SYN make: I have to fix dinner now.fix somebody something Sit down. I’ll fix you a drink.3SOLVE to find a solution to a problem or bad situation: We had a big fight, and I’m not sure how to fix things between us.4LIMIT to decide on a limit for something, especially prices, costs, etc., so that they do not change SYN set: fix something at something The interest rate has been fixed at 6.5%.5DECIDE to decide on a particular time, day, place, etc. when something will happen SYN set: Have you fixed a date for the wedding yet?6HAIR/FACE to make your hair or makeup look neat and attractive: Let me fix my hair first and then we can go. Terry was in the bathroom, fixing her face (=putting makeup on it to make it look attractive).7ARRANGE to make arrangements for something SYN arrange: If you want a chance to meet the senator, I can fix it.fix it for somebody to do something I’ve fixed for you to see him this afternoon at four.8ATTACH to attach something firmly to something else so that it stays there permanently: fix something to/on something We fixed the shelves to the wall with steel bolts.9INJURY informal to treat an injury on your body so that it is completely better: The doctors don’t know if they can fix my kneecap.10CAT/DOG informal to do a medical operation on a cat or dog so that it cannot have babies11RESULT to make dishonest arrangements so that an election, game, etc. has the result that you want: The government clearly fixed the elections.12PUNISH spoken to harm or punish someone for something he or she has done: I’ll fix her! Just you wait!13PAINTINGS/PHOTOGRAPHS to use a chemical process on paintings, photographs, etc. that makes the colors or images permanent14fix something in your mind to do something to make sure you will remember something: Mick looked again to fix the scene in his mind.15fix somebody with a stare/glare/look etc. to look directly into someone’s eyes for a long time: Rachel fixed him with an icy stare.16be fixing to do something spoken nonstandard to prepare to do something[Origin: 1400–1500 Latin fixus, past participle of figere to fasten]fix on something/somebody phrasal verb1to choose an appropriate thing or person, especially after thinking about it carefully: We’ve finally fixed on a date for the family reunion.2fix your attention/eyes/mind etc. on somebody/something to think about or look at someone or something carefully: All eyes were fixed on the new girl.fix up phrasal verb1fix something ↔ up to make a place look attractive by doing small repairs, decorating it again, etc.: We fixed up the guest bedroom before my parents came to stay.2fix somebody ↔ up informal to find a romantic partner for someone: Your friend’s kind of cute – could you fix us up?fix somebody up with somebody Dean fixed him up with a girl from his class.3fix somebody ↔ up to provide someone with something he or she wants: fix somebody up with something Can you fix me up with a bed for the night? verb | noun
fixfix2 noun 1[countable usually singular] an amount of something, such as an illegal drug, that you often use and badly want: my morning coffee fix drug addicts looking for a fix2[countable] something that solves a problem: a technical fix No one expects a quick fix to the problem of terrorism.3a problem or situation that is difficult to solve: We’re going to be in a real fix if we miss the last bus.4get a fix on somebody/something a)to find out exactly where someone or something is: Have you managed to get a fix on the plane’s position? b)to understand what someone or something is really like: I sat there, trying to get a fix on the situation.5[singular] something that has been dishonestly arranged: People think the election was a fix.