[DOC] [TLE] Fix dictionary definition | fix defined - YourDictionary [PAR] fix definition: To fix is defined as to repair, attach or secure. ... Chiefly Southern 
US To be on the verge of; to be making preparations for. ... present participle of 
the verb fix followed by the infinitive marker to: They were fixin' to leave without 
me. Although locutions like is fixin' to can be used somewhat like the auxiliary 
verb will... [DOC] [TLE] fix - American Heritage Dictionary Entry: [PAR] To become stable or firm; harden: Fresh plaster will fix in a few hours. 3. ... Used 
in progressive tenses with the infinitive: We were fixing to leave without you. n. 1. 
... it occasionally appears in the informal speech and writing of non-Southerners 
as well. Fixin' to means "on the verge of or in preparation for (doing a given thing)
. [DOC] [TLE] Getting a fix on - definition of getting a fix on by The Free Dictionary [PAR] The act of adjusting, correcting, or repairing. b. ... Fixin' to means "on the verge of 
or in preparation for (doing a given thing). ... fix followed by the infinitive marker to
: They were fixin' to leave without me. Although locutions like is fixin' to can be 
used somewhat like the auxiliary verb will in sentences that describe future 
events,... [DOC] [TLE] Fixing on - definition of fixing on by The Free Dictionary [PAR] The act of adjusting, correcting, or repairing. b. ... Fixin' to means "on the verge of 
or in preparation for (doing a given thing). ... Although locutions like is fixin' to can 
be used somewhat like the auxiliary verb will in sentences that describe ...... I'll 
have to fix the place up a bit before they arrive  tendr que arreglar un poco la
... [DOC] [TLE] Fix up - definition of fix up by The Free Dictionary [PAR] The act of adjusting, correcting, or repairing. ... Fixin' to means "on the verge of or 
in preparation for (doing a given thing). ... and it consists of the present participle 
of the verb fix followed by the infinitive marker to: They were fixin' to leave without 
me. Although locutions like is fixin' to can be used somewhat like the auxiliary... [DOC] [TLE] The Agrarian South - Elon University [PAR] While plantations eventually could be found from Virginia to Texas, they were ... 
importance, the great majority of white Southerners before the Civil War were ... 
by the late twentieth century, the small farm was on the verge of extinction. ...... 
They wanted to make their own towns bigger and better because that would 
mean... [DOC] [TLE] Can We Please Stop Allowing Southern States to Ruin This Country? [PAR] Mar 14, 2014 ... And they will continue to hold this great country back as long as left and ... But I 
can name a few Southerners with degrees from Southern .... You mean, like 
starting two wars for no other reason than profit? .... Before you go home that is 
...... ineffective and the South appeared to be on the verge of winning. [DOC] [TLE] I Have A Message For Those Who Claim The Confederate Flag ... [PAR] Jun 19, 2015 ... The proud Southerner who sees the Confederate flag as a symbol of your .... 
Racism can't be reduced to, well, most southern whites didn't own ... That means 
the white slave owners were justified in their attempt to maintain slavery? .... of 
slavery (which has been around for a very long time) before they... [DOC] [TLE] Civil War, 1863-65 | History Hub [PAR] Like before, Lee hoped to make Northern civilians feel the sting of war, steal ... 
Lincoln, though, thought that if the Union took that bait, they'd get trapped south of 
the ... Lee crossing north of the Rappahannock I would be no means cross south 
of it. .... Southerners used Irish for dangerous work like loading cotton bales onto
... [DOC] [TLE] The Tarborough Southerner from Tarboro, North Carolina  Page 4 [PAR] The Tarborough

Question: It can mean "repairing"; when Southerners use it before "to", they mean "on the verge of"
Answer: fixin\'