verb · A2

Fix

FIKS/fɪks/

Fix means repair, or arrange: fix the tap, fix a time, a quick fix. Repair is a close synonym for the first sense. Arrange is the cousin for times. Fox is an animal. Six is a number. Do not write fix when you mean fox, or six.

Meaning

To repair something, or to arrange it.

Examples

“The plumber will fix the shower this afternoon.”
“Can you fix the Wi-Fi before the video call?”
“Let’s fix a time to meet under the station clock.”

Good to know

fix the tap / fix a time. Cousins: repair, arrange. Mix-up: fox, six.

Near in meaning

repair

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