[ US /ˈfɪks/ ]
[ UK /fˈɪks/ ]
VERB
  1. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
    She repaired her TV set
    Repair my shoes please
  2. make infertile
    in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
  3. set or place definitely
    Let's fix the date for the party!
  4. put (something somewhere) firmly
    deposit the suitcase on the bench
    She posited her hand on his shoulder
    fix your eyes on this spot
  5. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
    Get the children ready for school!
    prepare for war
    I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
  6. make fixed, stable or stationary
    let's fix the picture to the frame
  7. decide upon or fix definitely
    fix the variables
    specify the parameters
  8. cause to be firmly attached
    fasten the lock onto the door
    she fixed her gaze on the man
  9. prepare for eating by applying heat
    fix breakfast for the guests, please
    can you make me an omelette?
    Cook me dinner, please
  10. influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
    fix a race
  11. kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
  12. take vengeance on or get even
    That'll fix him good!
    This time I got him
    We'll get them!
NOUN
  1. something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
    she needed a fix of chocolate
  2. the act of putting something in working order again
  3. an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
    collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers
  4. a determination of the place where something is
    he got a good fix on the target
  5. informal terms for a difficult situation
    he made a muddle of his marriage
    he got into a terrible fix
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How To Use fix In A Sentence

  • The clergyman and his son pricked up their ears at this, photography being with them only a degree less absorbing a pastime than that of walking; Ron awoke suddenly to the remembrance that his half-plate camera had never been unpacked since his arrival; and the three vied with each other in asking questions about the proposed excursion, and in urging that a date should be fixed. Big Game A Story for Girls
  • The principals of the local schools could be counted on for a couple of fresh scrubbed altar boys in charge of polished crucifix, candlesticks and dangerously toxic swinging thuribles.
  • His eyes were fixed on a small house in the middle distance.
  • Or better if you know how to fix it ... * wink wink** nudge nudge* Burnkryten Diary Entry
  • To reduce the wing trim drag, the fuselage was fitted with lateral surfaces called chines, which actually converted the forward fuselage into a fixed canard which developed lift.
  • Unlike the other swap deals, this deal, called a "swaption," is on a fixed-rate bond. Undefined
  • The example of the first fighter aces fixed itself in the imaginations of a generation being born just as they had met their deaths. FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940
  • Therefore, at the state that the body is fixed with a plate shape, the cover-used outer swinging cover can be stored in the box-shaped article storage box with a same side.
  • Philips is also exploring the potential of applying LED to help 'declutter' city streets increasingly obscured by a variety of elements, including lighting fixtures. WebWire | Recent Headlines
  • My most recent "convo" with a fixed-gear freestyler. BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz (Special Thursday Edition)!
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