fix (fixes plural & 3rd person present) (fixing present participle) (fixed past tense & past participle )
1 verb If something is fixed somewhere, it is attached there firmly or securely.
(=fasten)
It is fixed on the wall... be V-ed prep/adv
He fixed a bayonet to the end of his rifle. V n prep/adv
2 verb If you fix something, for example a date, price, or policy, you decide and say exactly what it will be.
(=set)
He's going to fix a time when I can see him... V n
The prices of milk and cereals, are fixed annually. V n
3 verb If you fix something for someone, you arrange for it to happen or you organize it for them.
I've fixed it for you to see Bonnie Lachlan... V it for n to-inf
It's fixed. He's going to meet us at the airport... be V-ed
They thought that their relatives would be able to fix the visas... V n
He vanished after you fixed him with a job... V n with n
We fixed for the team to visit our headquarters... V for n to-inf
They'd fixed yesterday that Mike'd be in late today. V that
4 verb If you fix something which is damaged or which does not work properly, you repair it.
(=mend)
He cannot fix the electricity... V n
If something is broken, we get it fixed. get/have n V-ed
5 verb If you fix a problem or a bad situation, you deal with it and make it satisfactory.
It's not too late to fix the problem, although time is clearly getting short... V n
Fixing a 40-year-old wrong does not mean, however, that history can be undone. V-ing
6 n-count You can refer to a solution to a problem as a fix.
INFORMAL usu adj N
Many of those changes could just be a temporary fix.
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7 verb If you fix your eyes on someone or something or if your eyes fix on them, you look at them with complete attention.
She fixes her steel-blue eyes on an unsuspecting local official... V n on n
Her soft brown eyes fixed on Kelly... V on n
The child kept her eyes fixed on the wall behind him. V-ed
8 verb If someone or something is fixed in your mind, you remember them well, for example because they are very important, interesting, or unusual.
Leonard was now fixed in his mind... be V-ed in n
Amy watched the child's intent face eagerly, trying to fix it in her mind. V n in n
9 verb If someone fixes a gun, camera, or radar on something, they point it at that thing.
The US crew fixed its radar on the Turkish ship... V n on n
10 n-sing If you get a fix on someone or something, you have a clear idea or understanding of them.
INFORMAL a N on n
It's been hard to get a steady fix on what's going on.
11 verb If you fix some food or a drink for someone, you make it or prepare it for them.
Sarah fixed some food for us... V n for n
Let me fix you a drink... V n n
Scotty stayed behind to fix lunch. V n
12 verb If you fix your hair, clothes, or make-up, you arrange or adjust them so you look neat and tidy, showing you have taken care with your appearance.
INFORMAL no passive
`I've got to fix my hair,' I said and retreated to my bedroom... V n
13 verb If someone fixes a race, election, contest, or other event, they make unfair or illegal arrangements or use deception to affect the result., (disapproval)
(=rig)
They offered opposing players bribes to fix a decisive league match against Valenciennes... V n
...this week's report of match-fixing. V-ing
Fix is also a noun., n-count
It's all a fix, a deal they've made.
14 verb If you accuse someone of fixing prices, you accuse them of making unfair arrangements to charge a particular price for something, rather than allowing market forces to decide it. (BUSINESS, disapproval)
...a suspected cartel that had fixed the price of steel for the construction market... V n
The company is currently in dispute with the government over price fixing. V-ing
15 n-count An injection of an addictive drug such as heroin can be referred to as a fix.
INFORMAL
16 n-count You can use fix to refer to an amount of something which a person gets or wants and which helps them physically or psychologically to survive.
INFORMAL with supp, oft N of n, n N
The trouble with her is she needs her daily fix of publicity., ...a quick energy fix.
17 verb If you say that you are fixingto do something, you mean that you are planning or intending to do it.
(AM)
INFORMAL only cont
I'm fixing to go to graduate school... V to-inf
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fixings fix on phrasal verb If you fix on a particular thing, you decide that it is the one you want and will have.
The Vietnamese government has fixed on May 19th to celebrate his anniversary. V P n fix up
1 phrasal verb If you fix something up, you arrange it.
I fixed up an appointment to see her... V P n (not pron), Also V n P
2 phrasal verb If you fix something up, you do work that is necessary in order to make it more suitable or attractive.
(=do up)
I've fixed up Matthew's old room... V P n (not pron), Also V n P
3 phrasal verb If you fix someone up with something they need, you provide it for them. He was fixed up with a job. V n P with n, Also V n P
quick fix (quick fixes plural )If you refer to a quick fix to a problem, you mean a way of solving a problem that is easy but temporary or inadequate. n-count oft with neg (disapproval)
...tax measures enacted as a quick fix.
