# fix

Pronunciation: say "FIKS" /ˈfɪks/

## Verb

1. To mend or repair something that is broken or not working.
   - Simple: To make something broken work properly again.
   - _The mechanic will fix the engine by Friday._
   - _They fixed the cracked pipe before the leak got worse._
3. To attach or affix something, or to hold it firmly in place or set it at a particular time.
   - Simple: To attach something firmly, or to set a time or place for it.
   - _She fixed the bracket to the door frame._
   - _The committee will fix the meeting time next week._
4. To prepare or make food or a drink. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To make or prepare food or a drink.
   - _I'll fix dinner while you set the table._
   - _He fixed a pot of coffee for the guests._
8. To dishonestly arrange the outcome of a contest, vote, or gamble in advance, often by bribery, so one side is unfairly favored.
   - Simple: To secretly arrange a contest or vote so the result is unfair.
   - _Investigators believe someone tried to fix the championship final._
   - _The promoter fixed the title bout to protect his investment._
10. To surgically sterilize an animal, especially a pet, so it can no longer reproduce. *(colloquial, US)*
   - Simple: To have an operation done on an animal so it cannot have babies.
   - _Most shelters fix every animal before putting it up for adoption._
   - _The vet fixed our kitten last week._
6. To direct and hold one's gaze or attention steadily on someone or something, or to look at someone intently.
   - Simple: To look at or pay attention to someone or something steadily.
   - _He fixed his gaze on the horizon._
   - _She tried to fix her thoughts on the lecture._
13. To take revenge on someone, or to get even with and punish a presumed wrongdoer. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To get back at someone, or to punish them for something.
   - _He swore he would fix the man who cheated him._
   - _He swore he would fix the guy who stole his car._
7. To convert a substance into a stable or biologically usable form.
   - Simple: To change a substance into a stable form, or into a form that living things can use.
   - _Legumes fix nitrogen through bacteria living in their roots._
   - _The process fixes carbon dioxide into simple sugars._
14. To make a photographic image permanent by treating it so it no longer reacts to light.
   - Simple: To treat a photo so its image becomes permanent and won't fade in light.
   - _In the darkroom, we fix each print before turning on the lights._
   - _He fixed the print in a bath of sodium thiosulfate._
17. To inject a narcotic drug into oneself. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To inject yourself with an illegal drug.
   - _Addicts would fix wherever they could find a quiet corner._
   - _He fixed twice a day just to keep the sickness away._

## Noun

2. A repair or an action taken to correct a problem.
   - Simple: A repair, or something done to correct a problem.
   - _Engineers rolled out a software fix to address the bug._
   - _The new policy was less a solution than a short-term fix._
9. A prearrangement of the result of a supposedly fair competition, such as a game, election, or trial.
   - Simple: A secret plan that decides the result of a game or contest before it happens.
   - _Reporters exposed the race as a fix orchestrated by team owners._
   - _The trial was a fix from the start, the verdict already agreed._
5. An amount of something that satisfies a strong craving or habit, or the thrill of getting it. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A dose of something you crave and enjoy, like your daily coffee fix.
   - _Fans lined up for their weekly fix of live music._
   - _After a week offline, she was desperate for her fix of news and gossip._
11. A difficult situation; a predicament or dilemma.
   - Simple: A hard or tricky situation that is not easy to get out of.
   - _Losing the contract left the company in a serious fix._
   - _She found herself in a fix, owing money she couldn't repay._
12. A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially one taken by injection. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A single amount of a drug, especially one that is injected into the body.
   - _By noon his hands were shaking, and he knew he needed a fix._
   - _Dealers on that corner sold a fix to anyone with cash._
15. An understanding or mental grasp of something.
   - Simple: A clear understanding or grasp of how something works.
   - _Analysts struggled to get a fix on the shifting market._
   - _After the briefing, the team had a clear fix on the plan._
16. A determination of one's position made with instruments or by reference to known landmarks, or a landmark used for this.
   - Simple: A finding of where you are, using instruments or landmarks, or a landmark used to find it.
   - _The navigator obtained a fix shortly before the fog rolled in._
   - _A satellite fix placed the boat ten miles off course._

## Verb

18. To pierce or impale, as with a sharp weapon. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To stab through or pierce something with a sharp point.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To become settled, to remain permanently in place, or to come to rest after wandering.
- (verb) To become firm and cease to flow, congealing or hardening, as a molten metal does on cooling.
- (verb) To map a point or subset onto itself, leaving it unchanged under the transformation.
- (verb) In chess, to halt an enemy pawn's advance by directly opposing it with one of one's own pawns, threatening any backward pawns left behind.
- (noun) A mixture of material used to line or repair the bottom and walls of a furnace.

## Origin

From Middle English fixen, borrowed via Old French from Latin fīxus ("immovable, steady, fixed"), from fīgō ("to drive in, stick, fasten"), which goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- ("to jab, stick, set"). It is related to dig.

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