[
US
/ɹɪˈpɛɹ/
]
VERB
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restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
She repaired her TV set
Repair my shoes please -
make amends for; pay compensation for
One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich
She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident -
give new life or energy to
This treatment repaired my health
This will renovate my spirits
A hot soup will revive me -
move, travel, or proceed toward some place
He repaired to his cabin in the woods -
set straight or right
rectify the inequities in salaries
repair an oversight
remedy these deficiencies
NOUN
- the act of putting something in working order again
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a formal way of referring to the condition of something
the building was in good repair - a frequently visited place
How To Use repair In A Sentence
- Her desired outcome was a bit of money to help with major structural repairs.
- They estimate the cost of repairing the damaged roads at ￡1 million.
- One Mercedes engineer estimated that, worldwide, up to 50,000 vehicles may have to be repaired, which is a blow for a company which prides itself on reliability and quality. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
- They had to fork out $ 100 to get the lorry repaired!
- The repairs will cost us ￡1000, as near as damn it.
- A repair job is bad enough; but an investment in managerial ego is worse. MANAGING FOR RESULTS
- Upstairs were the bedrooms; mother-and-fathers room the largest; a smaller room for one or two sons, another for one or two daughters; each of these rooms containing a double bed, a washstand, a bureau, a wardrobe, a little table, a rocking-chair, and often a chair or two that had been slightly damaged downstairs, but not enough to justify either the expense of repair or decisive abandonment in the attic. Chapter 1
- The cost of repairing the fabric of the church was very high.
- Electrical devices on spacecrafts, satellites, and aircraft must work reliably and efficiently in situations where they can not be easily repaired.
- The question is, who is liable for the cost of repairs if, for example, an undetected slow leak in a geyser causes a ceiling collapse and water damage to interior paint work, carpets and furniture?
