- verbfix (verb) · fixes (third person present) · fixed (past tense) · fixed (past participle) · fixing (present participle)
- fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position:"fix the clamp on a rail" · "the upper jaw of an amphibian is firmly fixed to the skull" · "he turned back to fix the scene in his mind"
- (fix something on/upon)direct one's eyes, mind, or attention steadily or unwaveringly toward:"I fixed my attention on the tower"
- (fix on/upon)(of a person's eyes, attention, or mind) be directed steadily or unwaveringly toward:"her gaze fixed on Jess"
- (fix someone with)look at someone unwaveringly:"she fixed her nephew with an unwavering stare"
- decide or settle on (a specific price, date, course of action, etc.):"no date has yet been fixed for a hearing" · "the rent will be fixed at $600 a month" · "their thinking then seemed fixed on conventional projects"
- establish the exact location of (something) by using radar or visual bearings or astronomical observation:"having made landfall, he fixed his position"
- settle the form of (a language).
- assign or determine (a person's liability or responsibility) for legal purposes:"there are no facts that fix the defendant with liability"
- mend or repair:"you should fix that shelf"
- (fix something up)do the necessary work to improve or adapt something:"we want to fix up the house before we sell it"
- informalrestore order or tidiness to (something, especially one's hair, clothes, or makeup):"Laura was fixing her hair"
- make arrangements for (something); organize:"I've fixed it for you to see him on Thursday" · "he's sent her on ahead to fix things up"
- informal(fix someone up)arrange for someone to have something; provide someone with something:"I'll fix you up with a room"
- informal(fix someone up)arrange for someone to meet or go out with someone in order to help them establish a romantic relationship.
- informalprepare or arrange for the provision of (food or drink):"Ruth fixed herself a cold drink" · "they were fixing him breakfast"
- US ENGLISHdialect(be fixing to do something)be intending or planning to do something:"you're fixing to get into trouble"
- make (a dye, photographic image, or drawing) permanent:"he perfected a process of fixing a photographic likeness on a silver plate"
- biologypreserve or stabilize (a specimen) with a chemical substance prior to microscopy or other examination:"specimens were fixed in buffered formalin"
- (of a plant or microorganism) assimilate (nitrogen or carbon dioxide) by forming a nongaseous compound:"lupins fix gaseous nitrogen in their root nodules"
- informalinfluence the outcome of (something, especially a race, contest, or election) by illegal or underhanded means:"the foundation denies fixing races"
- put (an enemy or rival) out of action, especially by killing them:"don't you tell nobody, or I'll fix you good!"
- informaltake an injection of a narcotic drug.
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHcastrate or spay (an animal); neuter.
nounfix (noun) · fixes (plural noun)- informala difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament:"how on earth did you get into such a fix?"
- informala dose of a narcotic drug to which one is addicted:"he hadn't had his fix"
- a thing or activity that gives a person a feeling of euphoria or pleasure and that it is difficult to do without:"that rush of adrenaline that is the fix of the professional newsman"
- a measure taken to resolve a problem or correct a mistake; a solution or remedy:"the company is working on a fix but suggests users consider technical workarounds in the meantime" · "representatives trying to find cheap fixes to meet their obligations"
- a position determined by visual or radio bearings or astronomical observations:"the radio operator received the distress call and calculated the fix"
- informala dishonest or underhanded arrangement:"obviously, his appointment was a fix"
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 century.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position:
- decide or settle on (a specific price, date, course of action, etc.):
- mend or repair:
- make arrangements for (something); organize:
- arrange for someone to have something; provide someone with something:
- prepare or arrange for the provision of (food or drink):
- make (a dye, photographic image, or drawing) permanent:
- influence the outcome of (something, especially a race, contest, or election) by illegal or underhanded means:
- take an injection of a narcotic drug.
- castrate or spay (an animal); neuter.
noun- a difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament:
- a dose of a narcotic drug to which one is addicted:
- a measure taken to resolve a problem or correct a mistake; a solution or remedy:
- a dishonest or underhanded arrangement:
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