fix
Part of speech: verb
noun
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: From Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fix (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin fīxus (“immovable; steady; stable; fixed”), from fīgō (“to drive in; stick; fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to jab; stick; set”). Related to dig.
Inflected forms:
form: fixes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: fixing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: fixt
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: fixt
pos: verb
tags: past
form: fixed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: fixed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: fix
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: fix
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: fixed
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: fix
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: fixest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: fixed
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: fixedst
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: fixes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: fixeth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: fixed
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: fix
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: fixed
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: fix
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: fixed
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: fix
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: fixing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: fixed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: fixe
pos: verb
tags: alternative
archaic
verb
form: fixes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: fixe
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
verb
Senses:
gloss: To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
transitive
gloss: To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
pos: verb
tags: broadly
obsolete
transitive
examples: He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"
She sniffed, too, comprehendingly, and fixed her son with a relentless eye.
gloss: To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.
The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.
We've come a long, long way boys! Now it's time for America to show its teeth. Fix bayonets!
gloss: To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
passive
transitive
usually
examples: She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor.
gloss: To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To mend, to repair.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.
You can't fix stupid.
Fix this for me.
gloss: To mend, to repair.
pos: verb
tags: excessive
transitive
examples: Some pizza rolls would fix me right now.
Getting tongued by a hot woman would fix me.
gloss: To prepare (food or drink).
pos: verb
tags: ditransitive
informal
examples: She fixed dinner for the kids.
She fixed Peter a slice of black bread and jam by cutting the hard crust petalwise around the edge, so the child could tear off convenient pieces.
I fixed us drinks—orange juice with some vodka I'd gotten on sale—and washed a few dishes to get my mind off Jess and the fact of his not texting back.
gloss: 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.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent.
gloss: To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
pos: verb
tags: US
informal
transitive
examples: Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him.
gloss: To map (a point or subset) to itself.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The function f#58;#92;mathbb#123;R#125;#92;to#92;mathbb#123;R#125;#59;f(x)#58;#61;4x-3 fixes the point 1#92;in#92;mathbb#123;R#125;, since f(1)#61;4(1)-3#61;1.
gloss: To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
pos: verb
tags: informal
transitive
examples: He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work.
gloss: To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To convert into a stable or available form.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen.
it is well to fix with sodium hyposulphite , and to wash as usual
gloss: To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Accuſing ſome malignant Star,
Not Britain, for that fateful War,
Your kindneſs baniſhes your fear,
Reſolv’d to fix for ever here.
A cheerless place! the solitary Bee,
Whose buzzing was the only sound of life,
Flew there on restless wing,
Seeking in vain one blossom, where to fix.
gloss: To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: quicksilver will fix, so asto endure the hammer
gloss: To shoot; to inject a drug.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
slang
examples: She doesn't have to worry about stool pigeons because every law in the Federal District knows that Lupita sells junk. She keeps outfits in glasses of alcohol so the junkies can fix in the joint and walk out clean.
gloss: A repair or corrective action.
pos: noun
examples: That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.
gloss: A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
pos: noun
examples: It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!
"How come you're in this fix?"
gloss: A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.
pos: noun
tags: slang
examples: And Cash told me of cases where two hips take a fix together and then one pulls out his badge.
Maybe I will find in yage what I was looking for in junk and weed and coke. Yage may be the final fix.
Just one fix!
gloss: A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
figuratively
slang
gloss: A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
figuratively
slang
gloss: A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
pos: noun
examples: As the professional thief notes: You can tell by the way the case is handled in court when the fix is in.
gloss: An understanding, grasp of something.
pos: noun
examples: Each character comes to us with her own particular fix on reality, shaped by a lifetime of experience and by the urgencies of the moment.
gloss: A determination of location.
pos: noun
examples: We have a fix on your position.
gloss: A non-waypoint terrain feature used to make a determination of location.
pos: noun
gloss: Fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)
pos: noun
tags: US
Synonyms: impale
run through
stick
join
put together
unite
put to rights
rectify
patch
neuter
spay
desex
castrate
Antonyms: move
change
Derived words: affix
affixative
biofix
cryofix
fixability
fixable
fixed
fixer-upper
fixety
fixie
fixing room
fixings
fixism
fixist
fix-it
fix it again Tony
fixity
fixive
fixly
fixme
fix on
fix someone's clock
fix someone's flint
fix someone's wagon
fix someone up with
fix the roof while the sun is shining
fix to
fix up
fix-up
fix upon
forefix
hotfix
interfix
misfix
mixfix
overfix
perfix
refix
underfix
unfix
unfixability
wontfix
WONTFIX
you can't fix stupid
postfix
fixless
fix room
get a fix
in a fix
Neptune's Fix
out of fix
prefix
quick fix
radio fix
Saxbe fix
techno-fix
the fix is in
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: صَلَّحَ
roman: ṣallaḥa
lang: Arabic
word: أَصْلَحَ
roman: ʔaṣlaḥa
lang: Arabic
word: صلح
roman: ṣallaḥ
lang: Asturian
word: iguar
lang: Azerbaijani
word: düzəltmək
lang: Belarusian
word: пра́віць
roman: právicʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: папра́віць
roman: paprávicʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: папраўля́ць
roman: paprawljácʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: рамантава́ць
roman: ramantavácʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: адрамантава́ць
roman: adramantavácʹ
lang: Bulgarian
word: попра́вям
roman: poprávjam
lang: Bulgarian
word: попра́вя
roman: poprávja
lang: Catalan
word: arreglar
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 修理
roman: xiūlǐ
lang: Czech
word: opravit
lang: Czech
word: spravit
lang: Danish
word: reparere
lang: Danish
word: fikse
lang: Dutch
word: repareren
lang: Esperanto
word: ripari
lang: Finnish
word: korjata
lang: French
word: réparer
lang: Galician
word: amañar
lang: Galician
word: arranxar
lang: Galician
word: reparar
lang: Georgian
word: შეკეთება
roman: šeḳeteba
lang: German
word: reparieren
lang: German
word: flicken
lang: Greek
word: διορθώνω
roman: diorthóno
lang: Ancient Greek
word: καταρτίζω
roman: katartízō
lang: Hebrew
word: תִּקֵּן \ תיקן
roman: tikén
lang: Hungarian
word: javít
lang: Icelandic
word: laga
lang: Irish
word: deisigh
lang: Irish
word: cuir caoi ar
lang: Italian
word: aggiustare
lang: Italian
word: riparare
lang: Italian
word: mettere una pezza
lang: Italian
word: sistemare
lang: Japanese
word: 修理する
roman: shuri suru
lang: Japanese
word: 治す
roman: naosu
lang: Japanese
word: 直す
roman: naosu
lang: Khmer
word: ជួសជុល
roman: cuəh cul
lang: Khmer
word: កែ
roman: kae
lang: Korean
word: 고치다
roman: gochida
lang: Korean
word: 수리하다
roman: surihada
lang: Lao
word: ຊ່ອມ
roman: sǭm
lang: Latin
word: reficiō
lang: Latin
word: reconcinnō
lang: Latin
word: restituō
lang: Latin
word: sarciō
lang: Macedonian
word: поправува
roman: popravuva
lang: Macedonian
word: поправи
roman: popravi
lang: Māori
word: tapi
lang: Māori
word: whakapai
lang: Mongolian
word: засах
roman: zasax
lang: Mongolian
word: сэлбэх
roman: selbex
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: reparere
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: fikse
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: bøte
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: vøle
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: bøta
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: bøte
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: fiksa
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: fikse
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: reparera
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: reparere
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: vøla
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: vøle
lang: Old English
word: ġebētan
lang: Persian
word: تعمیر کردن
roman: ta'mir kardan
lang: Persian
word: درست کردن
roman: dorost kardan
lang: Polish
word: naprawiać
lang: Polish
word: naprawić
lang: Portuguese
word: consertar
lang: Portuguese
word: reparar
lang: Portuguese
word: arrumar
lang: Russian
word: чини́ть
roman: činítʹ
lang: Russian
word: почини́ть
roman: počinítʹ
lang: Russian
word: ремонти́ровать
roman: remontírovatʹ
lang: Russian
word: отремонти́ровать
roman: otremontírovatʹ
lang: Russian
word: исправля́ть
roman: ispravljátʹ
lang: Russian
word: испра́вить
roman: isprávitʹ
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: по̀прављати
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: по̀правити
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: pòpravljati
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: pòpraviti
lang: Slovak
word: opraviť
lang: Slovene
word: popravljati
lang: Slovene
word: popraviti
lang: Spanish
word: arreglar
lang: Spanish
word: reparar
lang: Spanish
word: componer
lang: Spanish
word: apañar
lang: Spanish
word: atufar
lang: Swedish
word: fixa
lang: Swedish
word: åtgärda
lang: Thai
word: ซ่อม
roman: sɔ̂m
lang: Tonga (Zambia)
word: bambulula
lang: Turkish
word: onarmak
lang: Turkish
word: tamir etmek
lang: Turkish
word: düzeltmek
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: تعمیر ایتمك
roman: taʼmir etmek
lang: Ukrainian
word: ла́годити
roman: láhodyty
lang: Ukrainian
word: пола́годити
roman: poláhodyty
lang: Ukrainian
word: справля́ти
roman: spravljáty
lang: Ukrainian
word: спра́вити
roman: správyty
lang: Ukrainian
word: ремонтува́ти
roman: remontuváty
lang: Ukrainian
word: відремонтува́ти
roman: vidremontuváty
lang: Uyghur
word: ياسىماق
roman: yasimaq
lang: Uyghur
word: ئوڭلىماق
roman: onglimaq
lang: Uyghur
word: يامىماق
roman: yamimaq
lang: Vietnamese
word: sửa chữa
lang: Yiddish
word: פֿאַרריכטן
roman: farrikhtn
lang: Bulgarian
word: закре́пвам
roman: zakrépvam
lang: Catalan
word: fixar
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 固定
roman: gùdìng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 安裝 /安装
roman: ānzhuāng
lang: Esperanto
word: fiksi
lang: Finnish
word: kiinnittää
lang: French
word: fixer
lang: German
word: fixieren
lang: German
word: befestigen
lang: German
word: anhängen
lang: German
word: anheften
lang: Ancient Greek
word: πήγνυμι
roman: pḗgnumi
lang: Japanese
word: 固定する
roman: kotei suru
lang: Japanese
word: 据える
roman: sueru
lang: Korean
word: 고정하다
roman: gojeonghada
lang: Latin
word: pangō
lang: Latin
word: fīgō
lang: Māori
word: ngahu
lang: Māori
word: whakarapa
lang: Norwegian
word: feste
lang: Polish
word: mocować
lang: Polish
word: przymocować
lang: Polish
word: zamocować
lang: Portuguese
word: fixar
lang: Russian
word: устана́вливать
roman: ustanávlivatʹ
lang: Russian
word: установи́ть
roman: ustanovítʹ
lang: Russian
word: фикси́ровать
roman: fiksírovatʹ
lang: Russian
word: зафикси́ровать
roman: zafiksírovatʹ
lang: Spanish
word: fijar
lang: Spanish
word: pregar
lang: Swedish
word: fästa
lang: Ukrainian
word: фіксува́ти
roman: fiksuváty
lang: Ukrainian
word: встано́влювати
roman: vstanóvljuvaty
lang: Ukrainian
word: укрі́плювати
roman: ukrípljuvaty
lang: Spanish
word: fijar
lang: Finnish
word: leikata
lang: French
word: stériliser
lang: German
word: sterilisieren
lang: German
word: kastrieren
lang: Italian
word: Sterilizzare
lang: Italian
word: sterilizzare
lang: Norwegian
word: gjelde
lang: Polish
word: kastrować
lang: Polish
word: sterylizować
lang: Portuguese
word: castrar
lang: Portuguese
word: capar
lang: Russian
word: стерилизова́ть
roman: sterilizovátʹ
lang: Russian
word: кастри́ровать
roman: kastrírovatʹ
lang: Spanish
word: capar
lang: Ukrainian
word: стерилізува́ти
roman: sterylizuváty
lang: Ukrainian
word: каструва́ти
roman: kastruváty
lang: Bulgarian
word: доза
roman: doza
lang: Danish
word: fix
lang: Dutch
word: fix
lang: Finnish
word: huumausaineen käyttökerta
lang: French
word: dose
lang: German
word: Schuss
lang: Italian
word: dose
lang: Japanese
word: 注射
lang: Norwegian
word: skudd
lang: Norwegian
word: fix
lang: Portuguese
word: dose
lang: Russian
word: до́за
roman: dóza
lang: Spanish
word: chute
lang: Spanish
word: tiro