- repair
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ extensive, major▪ minor▪ essential, necessary, vital▪ emergency, immediate, urgent▪ quick, rapid▪ costly, expensive▪ constant▪ temporary▪ running (BrE)▪
The drivers carried small toolkits for making running repairs.
▪ warranty▪ building, home (esp. AmE), house, housing (BrE), roof, structural▪ car, engine, vehicle▪ highway (in the US), motorway (in the UK), road▪ electrical, TV▪ shoe▪ muscle, tissue▪nutrients needed for energy and tissue repair
VERB + REPAIR▪ carry out, do, make, perform▪ complete▪It is unlikely that the repairs will be completed on time.
▪ be in need of, need, require▪ be closed for▪The museum is currently closed for structural repairs.
▪ undergo▪The highway is undergoing major repairs.
REPAIR + VERB▪ cost sthREPAIR + NOUN▪ work▪ job▪The damage meant a nine-month repair job.
▪ project▪ service▪They provide a 24-hour repair service.
▪ business▪ bill, cost▪ centre/center, facility, garage, shop, yard▪a repair yard for fishing boats
▪ guy (informal, esp. AmE), man (usually repairman), technician (esp. AmE)▪Why don't you get a TV repairman to have a look at it before you buy a new one?
▪ crew, team▪ part (AmE)▪ kit▪ manual (esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ beyond repair▪The vase was damaged beyond repair.
▪ for repair▪I took my bike in for repair.
▪ under repair▪We were given a courtesy car to use while our car was under repair.
▪ repair to▪to carry out repairs to the track
PHRASES▪ a backlog of repairs▪Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.
▪ in good repair, in poor repair▪The tools are old but in good repair.
▪ keep sth in good repair, keep sth in repair (formal, esp. BrE)▪As a tenant you are required to keep the house in good repair.
▪ repair and maintenance▪They are responsible for the repair and maintenance of the buildings.
▪ a … state of repair▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The barn was in a poor state of repair.
verbADVERB▪ properly, successfully▪Most of the damage has now been successfully repaired.
▪ poorly▪ completely, fully▪ quickly▪ easilyVERB + REPAIR▪ try to▪ help (to)▪Natural vitamins in the shampoo will help repair damaged hair.
PHRASES▪ the cost of repairing sth▪They estimate the cost of repairing the damaged roads at £1 million.
▪ have sth repaired▪I'm having my car repaired next week.
▪ surgically repaired (esp. AmE)▪His surgically repaired knee is bothering him.
Repair is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑electrician
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
