verb

fix

Translation

to repair, to fasten, to prepare, to arrange

Examples

Can you fix my broken watch?

She fixed the poster to the wall.

I'll fix dinner tonight.

Let's fix a date for the meeting.

Grammar Patterns

((sth.)) to repair (sth.) Can you fix my bike?

((sth.)) ((to sth.)) to attach (sth.) to (sth.) He fixed the shelf to the wall.

((sth.)) to prepare (sth., like a meal) I'll fix us some lunch.

((sth.)) to arrange (sth.) We need to fix a time to meet.

Similar Words

Synonyms: repair, mend, prepare, arrange; Antonyms: break, damage

Etymology

From Latin 'fixus' (fixed), past participle of 'figere' (to fasten).

Memory Tips

Imagine 'fixing' a picture to a wall with a nail, making it firm. This core idea of making something stable extends to repairing things or arranging plans.