# repair

Pronunciation: say "ri-PAIR" US /ɹɪˈpɛɚ/, UK /ɹɪˈpɛə/

## Verb

1. To restore something damaged to good working order; to mend or fix it.
   - Simple: To fix something that is broken or damaged so it works again.
   - _A skilled mechanic can repair almost any engine fault._
   - _They repaired the bridge after the flood washed out a section._
5. To make amends for an injury or loss by giving something of equal value; to compensate for.
   - Simple: To make up for harm you caused by giving something equal in return.
   - _The company offered payment to repair the losses suffered by the families._
   - _No apology could fully repair the injury done to his good name._
6. To take oneself to another place; to go or withdraw to a destination.
   - Simple: To go to or move to another place.
   - _After the meeting, the directors repaired to a private club._
   - _Let us repair to the study and discuss the matter._
9. To put two things or people into a pair again, or to form a pair once more. (pronounced: say "REE-pair" US /ˈɹiˌpɛɚ/, UK /ˈɹiːpɛə/)
   - Simple: To join or match two things together again.
   - _Her watch had been paired with her old phone, so she went into the settings menu to repair it with the new one._
   - _Keepers hoped the two swans would repair once the new season began._

## Noun

2. The act of fixing or mending something that is damaged.
   - Simple: The work of fixing something that is broken or damaged.
   - _The repair of the engine required several specialized tools._
   - _Careful repair restored the painting to its original state._
3. The mended part or restored state that results from fixing something.
   - Simple: The fixed or mended part that is left after something is repaired.
   - _The repair blended in so well that no one noticed the old damage._
   - _A good repair should last for years without coming loose._
4. The state of something considered in terms of how much mending it needs.
   - Simple: How good or bad a thing's condition is, and how much fixing it needs.
   - _The landlord is required to keep the building in good repair._
   - _Years of neglect left the chapel in a sad state of repair._
7. A place that one visits often or habitually; a haunt.
   - Simple: A place that someone goes to very often.
   - _The riverside inn was a popular repair for travelers heading north._
   - _That quiet bookshop remained her favorite repair for many years._
8. The act of going or making one's way to a particular place.
   - Simple: The act of going or heading to a place.
   - _Our yearly repair to the lake house starts the week school lets out._
   - _After the speeches there was a general repair to the garden, where drinks were waiting._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–5** — Coined between 1300 and 1350, it comes from Middle English repairen, from Middle French reparer, and ultimately from Latin reparo, meaning "renew" or "repair."
**Meanings 6–8** — From Middle English repairen ("to return"), from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatriare ("to return to one's country"), built from re- plus patria ("homeland"). It is related to repatriate.
**Meaning 9** — Formed from the prefix re- plus pair.

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