# fixed

Pronunciation: say "FIKST" /fɪkst/

## Adjective

1. Set in a way that cannot be changed or varied.
   - Simple: Set so it cannot change and stays the same.
   - _Members pay a fixed annual fee that stays the same year after year._
   - _The schedule is fixed and cannot be altered once published._
2. Repaired or corrected, so that it works again or is no longer a problem.
   - Simple: Mended or put right, so it works again or is no longer a problem.
   - _With the leak finally fixed, the basement stayed dry all winter._
   - _The heater is finally fixed, so the office is warm again for the first time in weeks._
3. Fastened or set firmly in place so that it cannot move.
   - Simple: Firmly attached or held in one place so it does not move.
   - _The bracket is fixed firmly to the beam and bears the full load._
   - _Solar panels fixed to the roof feed power back into the grid._
5. Stable and unlikely to change.
   - Simple: Steady and not likely to change.
   - _She holds fixed opinions that no argument seems to shift._
   - _After years of sleeping on friends' couches, he finally had a fixed address and a steady job._
6. Dishonestly arranged in advance so that the outcome is not genuine.
   - Simple: Secretly arranged so the result is not fair.
   - _Investigators concluded the election was fixed, with votes counted in secret._
   - _Everyone suspected the game was fixed when the favorite lost on purpose._
7. Made unable to reproduce by surgery, as when a pet is spayed or neutered. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Made unable to have babies through an operation, said of an animal.
   - _The vet recommended getting the puppy fixed before six months._
   - _All the rescue animals are fixed before they go to new homes._
8. Provided with what one needs, such as money or resources. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Having what you need, such as money or supplies.
   - _With a full pantry, they were comfortably fixed for the long winter._
   - _He retired well fixed, with savings enough to travel._
9. Recorded on a lasting physical medium so that it can be perceived again.
   - Simple: Saved on something lasting, like paper or a recording.
   - _Copyright protects a work only after it is fixed in a tangible form._
   - _An improvised speech is not fixed until someone records it._
10. Resistant to chemical change; stable and not readily volatilized by heat.
   - Simple: Not easily changed or driven off by heat.
   - _Soapmakers rely on fixed oils such as coconut and olive oil, which stay in the bar instead of evaporating like scented oils._
   - _A fixed oil does not evaporate at room temperature, unlike a volatile one._

## Verb

4. Simple past and past participle of fix, used as a verb for the act of fixing something in any of its senses, such as repairing, fastening, or arranging it. — simple past and past participle of fix
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of fix, as in "she fixed it," "it has been fixed," or "it will be fixed."
   - _The technician fixed the server before the morning rush._
   - _He has fixed every problem the customers reported._

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Belonging to the group of zodiac signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius, which are linked with permanence, stability, and preservation.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fixed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).