fix
verb /fɪks/
/fɪks/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they fix | /fɪks/ /fɪks/ |
| he / she / it fixes | /ˈfɪksɪz/ /ˈfɪksɪz/ |
| past simple fixed | /fɪkst/ /fɪkst/ |
| past participle fixed | /fɪkst/ /fɪkst/ |
| -ing form fixing | /ˈfɪksɪŋ/ /ˈfɪksɪŋ/ |
- fix something to repair or correct something
- The car won't start—can you fix it?
- I've fixed the problem.
- Businesses and government have spent billions of dollars to find and fix the bug.
- We need to get the TV fixed.
- If you suspect that you have a fuel leak have it fixed as soon as possible.
Extra Examples- We're not moving in until the heating's fixed.
- Mommy, can you fix my toy?
- Don't imagine that the law can fix everything.
- She tried to fix things between them, but nothing worked.
- The company had a bad image that needed fixing.
- We're trying to fix the cash flow problem by reducing costs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- quickly
- get something fixed
- to decide on a date, a time, an amount, etc. for something synonym set
- fix something Has the date of the next meeting been fixed?
- Their prices are fixed until the end of the year (= will not change before then).
- fix something for something A second trial date was fixed for 7th December.
- fix something at something They fixed the rent at £200 a week.
- Crop prices were fixed at $ 1.98 per bushel for corn.
Extra Examples- The dates have to be fixed well in advance.
- Their departure was fixed for 14 August.
- to arrange or organize something
- fix something I'll fix a meeting.
- fix something up You have to fix visits up in advance with the museum.
- fix something up for somebody Just give me a list of your friends, and I'll fix things up for them.
- fix something with somebody (informal) Don't worry, I'll fix it with Sarah.
- fix up (for somebody) to do something I’ve fixed up (for us) to go to the theatre next week.
Extra Examples- We'll go tomorrow then. Will you fix it with the others?
- I've fixed up for you to see the doctor tomorrow.
- fix something + adv./prep. (especially British English) to put something in a place so that it will not move
- to fix a shelf to the wall
- to fix a post in the ground
- Play equipment such as swings and climbing frames should be securely fixed and well maintained.
- (figurative) He noted every detail so as to fix the scene in his mind.
Extra Examples- Fix the bars in position with the screws provided.
- The handrail can be fixed directly to the wall.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- securely
- directly
- …
- onto
- to
- fix something in place
- fix something in position
- fix something to discover or say the exact position, time, etc. of something
- We can fix the ship's exact position at the time the fire broke out.
- (especially North American English) to provide or prepare something, especially food
- fix somebody/yourself something Can I fix you a drink?
- I'm just going to fix myself some breakfast.
- fix something for somebody/yourself Can I fix a drink for you?
- fix something I'll fix supper.
- fix something (especially North American English) to make something such as your hair or face neat and attractive
- I'll fix my hair and then I'll be ready.
- [often passive] fix something (informal) to arrange the result of something in a way that is not honest or fair
- I'm sure the race was fixed.
- fix somebody (informal) to punish somebody who has harmed you and stop them doing you any more harm
- Don't worry—I'll fix him.
- fix something (specialist) to treat film for cameras, etc. with a chemical so that the colours do not change or become less bright
- fix something (North American English, informal) to make an animal unable to have young by means of an operation see also neuter
repair
arrange
attach
position/time
food/drink
hair/face
result
punish
in photography
animal
Word Originlate Middle English: partly from Old French fix ‘fixed’, partly from medieval Latin fixare ‘to fix’, both from Latin fixus, past participle of figere ‘fix, fasten’. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
Idioms
be fixing to do something
- (US English, dialect) to intend to do something
- We're not fixing to go there anytime soon.
fix somebody with a look, stare, gaze, etc.
- to look directly at somebody for a long time
- He fixed her with an angry stare.
if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
- (informal) used to say that if something works well enough, it should not be changed