fix

CEFRA2

/ˈfɪks/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To repair something or solve a problem.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • He will wriggle out of the fix.

  • Luckily there is an easy fix.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

  2. (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.

  3. To prevent enemy pawns from advancing by directly opposing the most advanced one with one of one's own pawns so as to threaten to capture any advancing backward pawns.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"

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Origin

verb

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.