fix

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled fixe

US /ˈfɪks/ See IPA manual

Freq #913

Meanings

1

verb
To repair something that is broken or not working.

Can you fix my bike? The chain is broken.
2

verb
To decide on or arrange something definitely.

Let's fix the date for the party.
3

verb
To fasten something firmly in place so it cannot move.

Let's fix the picture to the wall.
4

verb
To dishonestly control the result of an event such as a race or game.

They were accused of fixing the match.
5

noun
A difficult or awkward situation.

We were in a real fix when the car broke down.

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2 verb · to decide on or arrange... set determine specify

3 verb · to fasten something firmly... fixate

5 noun · a difficult or awkward... jam mess pickle

More castrate desex impale join neuter patch rectify repair spay stick unite

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change move

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Forms fixesfixingfixtunfixed

Derived forms affixaffixativebiofixcryofixfix-itfix-upfixabilityfixablefixedfixer-upperfixetyfixie

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easy fix
a solution that requires little effort or skill

Adjective + noun
quick fix
a fast but often temporary or superficial solution

Adjective + noun
permanent fix
a lasting, definitive solution that does not need to be revisited

Adjective + noun
temporary fix
a solution intended to last only a short time until a proper repair is made

Adjective + noun
apply a fix
to implement a solution or repair to a known problem

Verb + noun
find a fix
to discover a solution to a problem

Verb + noun

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band-aid fix
a hasty, temporary solution that patches a symptom without addressing the root cause

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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.

*dʰeygʷ- Proto-Indo-European fixen Middle English *fixer Old French fīxus Latin

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# fix

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɪks/
**Frequency rank:** 913

## Meanings
1. To repair something that is broken or not working.
2. To decide on or arrange something definitely.
3. To fasten something firmly in place so it cannot move.
4. To dishonestly control the result of an event such as a race or game.
5. A difficult or awkward situation.

## Examples
- Can you fix my bike? The chain is broken.
- Let's fix the date for the party.
- Let's fix the picture to the wall.
- They were accused of fixing the match.
- We were in a real fix when the car broke down.

## Synonyms
- castrate
- desex
- impale
- join
- neuter
- patch
- rectify
- repair
- spay
- stick
- unite

## Antonyms
- change
- move

## Derived Forms
- affix
- affixative
- biofix
- cryofix
- fix-it
- fix-up
- fixability
- fixable
- fixed
- fixer-upper
- fixety
- fixie

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰeygʷ-
- Root: fixen
- Root: *fixer
- Root: fīxus

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Fix comes 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. In current use, the main senses are “To repair something that is broken or not working” and “To decide on or arrange something definitely”.

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