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fix

verb · noun

Simple meaning

Make fixed, stable or stationary.

Pronunciation

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fiks
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈfɪks

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. Make fixed, stable or stationary

  2. Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

  3. transitive

    To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion.

  4. transitive

    To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.

  5. Make infertile

  6. transitive

    To mend, to repair.

noun

  1. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.

  2. A repair or corrective action.

  3. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.

  4. figurativeby extension

    Something that satisfies a yearning or a craving.

  5. figurativeby extension

    A compulsive desire or thrill.

  6. An understanding, grasp of something.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Make fixed, stable or stationary

Used this way, fix is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • fix-it shopnounCompound term

    A shop specializing in repairs and maintenance.

  • fixed chargenounCompound term

    A periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.).

  • fixed-width fontnounCompound term

    A typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter).

  • fixed-point representation systemnounCompound term

    A radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention.

  • fixed-point partnounCompound term

    The positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm.

  • fixed costnounCompound term

    A periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.).

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

verb

Sense: make fixed or stable or stationary

set

noun

Sense: prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process

makeDated

Antonyms

Sense: prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process

break

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