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fix (f

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v. fixed, fix·ing, fix·es

v.tr.

a. To place securely; make stable or firm: fixed the tent poles in the ground. See Synonyms at fasten.

b. To secure to another; attach: fixing the notice to the board with tacks.

a. To put into a stable or unalterable form: tried to fix the conversation in her memory.

b. To make (a chemical substance) nonvolatile or solid.

c. Biology To convert (nitrogen) into stable, biologically assimilable compounds.

d. To kill and preserve (a specimen) intact for microscopic study.

e. To prevent discoloration of (a photographic image) by washing or coating with a chemical preservative.

3. To direct steadily: fixed her eyes on the road ahead.

4. To capture or hold: The man with the long beard fixed our attention.

a. To set or place definitely; establish: fixed her residence in a coastal village.

b. To determine with accuracy; ascertain: fixed the date of the ancient artifacts.

c. To agree on; arrange: fix a time to meet.

6. To assign; attribute: fixing the blame.

a. To correct or set right; adjust: fix a misspelling; fix the out-of-date accounts.

b. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair: fix a broken machine.

c. Computer Science To convert (data) from floating-point notation to fixed-point notation.

8. To make ready; prepare: fixed the room for the guests; fix lunch for the kids; fixed himself a milkshake.

9. To spay or castrate (an animal).

10. Informal To take revenge upon; get even with.

11. To influence the outcome or actions of by improper or unlawful means: fix a prizefight; fix a jury.

v.intr.

1. To direct one's efforts or attention; concentrate: We fixed on the immediate goal.

2. To become stable or firm; harden: Fresh plaster will fix in a few hours.

3. Chiefly Southern U.S. To be on the verge of; to be making preparations for. Used in progressive tenses with the infinitive: We were fixing to leave without you.

a. The act of adjusting, correcting, or repairing.

b. Informal Something that repairs or restores; a solution: no easy fix for an intractable problem.

2. The position, as of a ship or aircraft, determined by visual observations with the aid of equipment.

3. A clear determination or understanding: a briefing that gave us a fix on the current situation.

4. An instance of arranging a special consideration, such as an exemption from a requirement, or an improper or illegal outcome, especially by means of bribery.

5. A difficult or embarrassing situation; a predicament. See Synonyms at predicament.

6. Slang An amount or dose of something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic.

Phrasal Verb:

fix up

1. To improve the appearance or condition of; refurbish.

2. To provide; equip.

3. Informal To provide a companion on a date for: fixed me up with an escort at the last minute.

Idiom:

fix (someone's) wagon

To get revenge on another.

[Middle English fixen, from fix, fixed in position, from Latin fxus, past participle of fgere, to fasten; see dhg^w- in Indo-European roots.]

fixa·ble adj.

Regional Note: Fixing to ranks with y'all as one of the best known markers of Southern dialects, although it occasionally appears in the informal speech and writing of non-Southerners as well. Fixing to means "to be on the verge of or in preparation for (doing a given thing)," but like the modal auxiliaries, it has only a single invariant form and is not fully inflected like other verbs. Its form is always the present participle followed by the infinitive marker to: They were fixing to leave without me. Semantically, fixing to can refer only to events that immediately follow the speaker's point of reference. One cannot say, "We're fixing to have a baby in a couple of years." The use of fixing to as an immediate or proximate future is very common in African American Vernacular English, and is one of many features that this variety of English shares with Southern dialects.

fix

Verb

1. to make or become firm, stable, or secure

2. to repair

3. to attach or place permanently: fix the mirror to the wall

4. to settle definitely or decide upon: the meeting is fixed for the 12th

5. to direct (the eyes etc.) steadily: she fixed her eyes upon the jewels

6. Informal to unfairly influence the outcome of: the fight was fixed by the promoter

7. Informal to put a stop to the activities of (someone): the Party was determined to fix him

8. Informal to prepare: let me fix you a drink

9. Photog to treat (a film, plate, or paper) with fixer to make the image permanent

10. to convert (atmospheric nitrogen) into nitrogen compounds

11. Slang to inject a narcotic drug

Noun

1. Informal a difficult situation

2. the reckoning of a navigational position of a ship by radar, etc.

3. Slang an injection of a narcotic

See also fix up [Latin fixus fixed]

fix (f

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1. To convert inorganic carbon or nitrogen into stable, organic compounds that can be assimilated into organisms. Photosynthetic organisms such as green plants fix carbon in carbohydrates as food; certain bacteria fix nitrogen as ammonia that can be absorbed directly or through nitrification by plant roots. See more at carbon fixation nitrogen fixation

2. To convert a substance, especially a gas, into solid or liquid form by chemical reactions.

3. To kill and preserve a tissue specimen rapidly to retain as nearly as possible the characteristics it had in the living body.

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Noun	1.	fix - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle, jam, hole difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job"
	2.	fix - something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate" intravenous injection - an injection into a vein colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	3.	fix - the act of putting something in working order again fixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fixture improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" darning - the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads patching - the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it maintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" quick fix, quickie, quicky, band aid - hurried repair restoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again restitution - the act of restoring something to its original state
	4.	fix - an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" granting immunity, exemption, immunity - an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"
	5.	fix - a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" localization, locating, localisation, location determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures" echo sounding, echolocation - determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
Verb	1.	fix - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" tinker, fiddle - try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend" fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity" patch, piece - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes" repoint, point - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" trouble-shoot, troubleshoot - solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting" patch up, patch - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" resole, sole - put a new sole on; "sole the shoes" revamp, vamp - provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots" reheel, heel - put a new heel on; "heel shoes" darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks"
	2.	fix - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" fasten, secure strap - secure (a sprained joint) with a strap tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" rig - connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition" bitt - secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line" latch - fasten with a latch; "latch the door" garter - fasten with or as if with a garter chain - fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together" cable - fasten with a cable; "cable trees" picket - fasten with a picket; "picket the goat" rope up - attach to one another, for safety; "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent" attach - cause to be attached cinch, girth - tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" bandage, bind - wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose cramp - secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood" cleat - secure on a cleat; "cleat a line" cast anchor, drop anchor, anchor - secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore" anchor, ground - fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" moor - secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat" moor, berth, tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" spike - secure with spikes sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework crank - fasten with a crank noose - secure with a noose chock - secure with chocks brad - fasten with brads bight - fasten with a bight belay - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat belay - turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him bar - secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" clamp - fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened" velcro - fasten with Velcro; "velcro the belt" stay - fasten with stays clinch - flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched" clinch - secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall" lock - fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence" lock up - secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation" hasp - secure or lock with a hasp zip, zip up, zipper - close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" tack - fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board" string - string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package" hook - fasten with a hook belt - fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" cement - bind or join with or as if with cement grout - bind with grout; "grout the bathtub" staple - secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together" rivet - fasten with a rivet or rivets button - fasten with buttons; "button the dress" pin - attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man" hang, hang up - cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" deposit, stick, wedge, lodge - put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" entrench, intrench - fix firmly or securely buckle, clasp - fasten with a buckle or buckles brooch, clasp - fasten with or as if with a brooch stake - tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"
	3.	fix - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" specify, limit, set, determine, define quantify - use as a quantifier choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" name - mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!" reset - set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock" define - give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"
	4.	fix - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" ready, prepare, cook, make preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" dress out, dress - kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch deglaze - dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring escallop, scallop - bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top flambe - pour liquor over and ignite (a dish) put on - put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!" devil - coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs" precook - cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long; "precook the rice" whip up, whomp up - prepare or cook quickly or hastily cook up, concoct - prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange mixture" lard - prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat" make - gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
	5.	fix - take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" pay back, pay off, get get back, get even - take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even" pay - make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"
	6.	fix - set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!" institute, establish, found, plant, constitute - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
	7.	fix - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study cytology - the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
	8.	fix - make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" fixate attach - cause to be attached
	9.	fix - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex neuter, spay, castrate, alter - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, castrate - remove the testicles of a male animal vasectomise, vasectomize - remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control" operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"
	10.	fix - influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race" act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
	11.	fix - put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" posit, situate, deposit bury - place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" sediment - deposit as a sediment
	12.	fix - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" socialise, socialize - prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school" provide - take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam precondition - put into the required condition beforehand fix - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study mount - fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" lay out, set up, set - get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" winterise, winterize - prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses" summerise, summerize - prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house" prime - insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" crop, cultivate, work - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

fix

verb 1. place, join, stick, attach, set, position, couple, plant, link, establish, tie, settle, secure, bind, root, connect, locate, pin, install, anchor, glue, cement, implant, embed, fasten, make fast

verb 2. (often with up) decide, set, name, choose, limit, establish, determine, settle, appoint, arrange, define, conclude, resolve, arrive at, specify, agree on

3. (often with up) arrange, organize, sort out, see to, make arrangements for

verb 4. repair, mend, service, sort, correct, restore, adjust, regulate, see to, overhaul, patch up, get working, put right, put to rights

verb 5. focus, direct at, level at, fasten on, rivet on

verb 6. (Informal) rig, set up (informal) influence, manipulate, bribe, manoeuvre, fiddle (informal) pull strings (informal)

verb 7. stabilize, set, consolidate, harden, thicken, stiffen, solidify, congeal, rigidify

noun 8. (Informal) mess, spot (informal) corner, hole (slang) difficulty, jam (informal) dilemma, embarrassment, plight, hot water (informal) pickle (informal) uphill S. African predicament, difficult situation, quandary, tight spot, ticklish situation

fix someone up (often with with) provide, supply, accommodate, bring about, furnish, lay on, arrange for

fix something up

1. arrange, plan, settle, fix, organize, sort out, agree on, make arrangements for

A position determined from terrestrial, electronic, or astronomical data.

Translations

fix [fɪks] vt (= secure) → fijar, asegurar (= mend); arreglar (= make ready) [+ meal, drink] → preparar

n to be in a fix → estar en un aprieto;

to fix sth in one's mind → fijar algo en la memoria;

the fight was a fix (col) → la pelea estaba amañada

fix on vt (= decide on) → fijar

fix up vt (= arrange) [+ date, meeting] → arreglar;

to fix sb up with sth → conseguirle algo a algn

fix [fɪks] vt [+ date, amount etc] → fixer (= sort out); arranger (= mend); réparer (= make ready) [+ meal, drink] → préparer;

(inf) [+ game etc]; truquer

n to be in a fix → être dans le pétrin

fix up vt [+ meeting] → arranger;

to fix sb up with sth → faire avoir qch à qn

fix [fɪks] vt (attach) → befestigen;

(arrange) → festsetzen, festlegen;

(mend) → reparieren;

(meal, drink) → machen;

(inf) → manipulieren

n to be in a fix → in der Patsche or Klemme sitzen;

to fix sth to/on sth → etw an/auf etw dat befestigen;

to fix one's eyes/attention on → seinen Blick/seine Aufmerksamkeit richten auf +acc;

the fight was a fix (inf) → der Kampf war eine abgekartete Sache

fix up fix vt → arrangieren;

to fix sb up with sth fix → jdm etw besorgen

fix [fɪks] vt → fissare (= mend); riparare (= make ready) [+ meal, drink] → preparare

n to be in a fix → essere nei guai;

the fight was a fix (col) → l'incontro è stato truccato

fix up vt (= arrange) [+ date, meeting] → fissare, stabilire;

to fix sb up with sth → procurare qc a qn

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