📒 to repair or correct something
- The car won't start—can you fix it?
- I've fixed the problem.
- Businesses and government have spent billions of dollars to find and fix the bug.
📒 to decide on a date, a time, an amount, etc. for something
- fix something Has the date of the next meeting been fixed?
- Their prices are fixed until the end of the year (= will not change before then).
- fix something for something A second trial date was fixed for 7th December.
📒 to arrange or organize something
- fix something I'll fix a meeting.
- fix something up You have to fix visits up in advance with the museum.
- fix something up for somebody Just give me a list of your friends, and I'll fix things up for them.
📒 to put something in a place so that it will not move
- to fix a shelf to the wall
- to fix a post in the ground
- Play equipment such as swings and climbing frames should be securely fixed and well maintained.
📒 to discover or say the exact position, time, etc. of something
- We can fix the ship's exact position at the time the fire broke out.
📒 to provide or prepare something, especially food
- fix somebody/yourself something Can I fix you a drink?
- I'm just going to fix myself some breakfast.
- fix something for somebody/yourself Can I fix a drink for you?
📒 to make something such as your hair or face neat and attractive
- I'll fix my hair and then I'll be ready.
📒 to arrange the result of something in a way that is not honest or fair
- I'm sure the race was fixed.
📒 to punish somebody who has harmed you and stop them doing you any more harm
- Don't worry—I'll fix him.
📒 to treat film for cameras, etc. with a chemical so that the colours do not change or become less bright
📒 to make an animal unable to have young by means of an operation
📒 to intend to do something
- We're not fixing to go there anytime soon.
📒 to look directly at somebody for a long time
- He fixed her with an angry stare.
📒 used to say that if something works well enough, it should not be changed