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# fix

«fix» in Mova's school dictionary: **to repair it so that it works again** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (fix, fixes, fixed, fixing); noun (a fix, fixes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To fix something means to repair it so that it works again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#m1)

2) To fix means to attach something firmly in place: fix a shelf to the wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#m2)

3) To fix can mean to decide or arrange: fix a date. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#m3)

4) To fix a meal (USA) means to make it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#m4)

5) A fix is a solution to a problem; being in a fix means being in trouble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#m5)

6) To fix your hopes or gaze on someone means to put all your trust in them or look at them steadily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life people fix broken bikes, toys and taps; in safety, heavy furniture and TVs should be fixed to the wall. In maths and writing you fix a mistake by correcting it. In design and technology lessons pupils fix parts together. A «fixed» number does not change. Phrases: fix up, fix a puncture, in a fix, quick fix, fixed price.

### examples

- Dad fixed my broken bike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#x1)
- Can you fix this toy? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#x2)
- Fix your spelling mistakes before you hand in your work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#x3)
- We fixed the bookshelf to the wall so it can't fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#x4)
- I'll fix you a sandwich. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#x5)
- We were in a real fix when we lost the map. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#x6)
- Let's fix a time to meet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#x7)
- There's no quick fix for being tired; you need sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#x8)
- "I am the man on whom many persons fix their hopes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/#x9)

### note

Regular verb: fixed. Third person: fixes (add -es after x). Never try to fix electric things that are plugged in; ask an adult. A «fixed» price or amount stays the same.

### In the corpora

- [When a grown-up drinks too much, it is never the child's fault and never the child's job to fix.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/4/)
- [It fixes roads, empties bins, runs parks and libraries, and decides on planning: whether people may build big extensions.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/3/)
- [You don't have to fix it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/8/)
- [Tired adults often push on all day and only stop when they sit down, and a good night's sleep usually fixes it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/12/)
- [Money worries often show in the voice; most families have tight months, and fixing them is not a child's job.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fix» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.