fix

[US]/fɪks/
[UK]/fɪks/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. install; repair; make something steady

vi. to make something steady; to focus one's gaze

n. a difficult situation; position; bribe.

Phrases & Collocations

fix the issue

fix on

in a fix

fix up

quick fix

hot fix

fix a date

fix attention on

fix position

out of fix

Example Sentences

fix a prizefight; fix a jury.

fix a time to meet.

fix a broken machine.

fix the clamp on a rail.

fix a picture on the wall

fix the blame on a person

a fixer of radios.

to fix a picture on the wall

to fix a date for a meeting

The election was a fix!

no easy fix for an intractable problem.

you've forgotten to fix that shelf.

it is hard to get a fix on their ages.

fix sb. with one's eyes

Real-world Examples

His dark eyes were still fixed upon the coiling serpent in its protective sphere.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

And the truth is, you cannot fix everything.

Source: 2019 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

Basically, we all want to know how to fix things.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

So this is a fairly easy fix.

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

This is by no means a fix.

Source: European and American Cultural Atmosphere (Audio)

Sooner or later our minds become fixed.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

I have to fix it. - Fix what?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

The employers, the workplaces need to be fixed.

Source: Harvard Business Review

Chatterjee and his colleagues may have fixed that.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation July 2016

Now this, to me, is a big fix.

Source: Monetary Banking (Video Version)

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