fix

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To repair something that is broken or not working.

   Can you fix my bike? The chain is broken.

2. 2
   verb

   To decide on or arrange something definitely.

   Let's fix the date for the party.

3. 3
   verb

   To fasten something firmly in place so it cannot move.

   Let's fix the picture to the wall.

4. 4
   verb

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

   They were accused of fixing the match.

5. 5
   noun

   A difficult or awkward situation.

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

Common collocations

• easy fix Adjective + noun
• quick fix Adjective + noun
• permanent fix Adjective + noun
• temporary fix Adjective + noun
• apply a fix Verb + noun
• find a fix Verb + noun
• fix a date Verb + noun
• release a fix Verb + noun

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.

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