fix

fix
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noun
1 solution to a problem
ADJECTIVE
▪ quick
▪

There is no quick fix to the breakdown in negotiations between the two companies.

▪ easy, simple
▪

There are no quick or easy fixes.

▪ short-term, temporary
▪ long-term, permanent
▪ technical, technological
▪ bug
▪

The new software incorporates many bug fixes and product improvements.

VERB + FIX
▪ find
▪ make
▪

They made a quick fix of part of the problem.

2 amount of sth, esp. a drug
ADJECTIVE
▪ daily, regular
▪

my daily fix of coffee

▪ next
▪

He was like a heroin junkie needing his next fix.

▪ caffeine
▪

I need my caffeine fix!

VERB + FIX
▪ have
▪

He gets withdrawal symptoms if he hasn't had his regular fix.

▪ need
▪ get
3 difficult situation
VERB + FIX
▪ be in
▪

I was in a fix.

▪ get in, get into
▪

How did you get into such a fix?

▪ get (sb) out of
▪

I lent her the money to get her out of a fix.

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verb
1 (esp. BrE) attach sth firmly
ADVERB
▪ firmly, securely
▪ directly
PREPOSITION
▪ onto, to
▪

The handrail can be fixed directly to the wall.

PHRASES
▪ fix sth in place, fix sth in position
▪

Fix the bars in position with the screws provided.

2 repair/correct sth
ADVERB
▪ easily
▪ quickly
▪

a problem which can be fixed quickly

PHRASES
▪ get sth fixed
▪

We need to get the TV fixed.

Fix is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑electrician
Fix is used with these nouns as the object: ↑appointment, ↑bayonet, ↑border, ↑boundary, ↑bug, ↑car, ↑collar, ↑computer, ↑date, ↑economy, ↑election, ↑error, ↑faucet, ↑fault, ↑flaw, ↑gaze, ↑hair, ↑leak, ↑link, ↑lunch, ↑machine, ↑make-up, ↑mess, ↑mistake, ↑plumbing, ↑price, ↑problem, ↑puncture, ↑race, ↑rail, ↑rate, ↑rent, ↑sight, ↑snack, ↑tariff, ↑tear, ↑thing, ↑time, ↑tyre, ↑vulnerability

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  • fix — fix …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • fix — The meanings of the verb, which is first recorded in the 15c, and the noun, not recorded until the early 19c, do not correspond very well. 1. noun. a) The earliest meaning of the noun is ‘a difficulty, predicament, dilemma’, which is originally… …   Modern English usage

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  • Fix — bezeichnet: eine Figur des deutschen Comic Magazins Fix und Foxi eine Figur des DDR Comic Fix und Fax das Beheben eines Funktionsfehlers bei der Entwicklung und dem Einsatz von Software, siehe Bugfix die englische Bezeichnung radio fix für… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • fix — [fiks] vt. fixed, fixing [ME fixen < fix, fixed < L fixus, pp. of figere, to fasten, attach: see FINISH] 1. a) to make firm, stable, or secure b) to fasten or attach firmly 2. to set firmly in the mind …   English World dictionary

  • fix — has a basic meaning of to place and to fasten securely, but it is overused in a variety of meanings only loosely related to establishing, securing, or repairing. As a noun, fix is used to refer to (1) a dilemma or predicament, (2) the position of …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • fix — und fertig sein: alles gemacht (erledigt) haben (und jetzt völlig erschöpft sein); in der Jugendsprache abgewandelt zu ›Fix und Foxi sein‹. Die Redensart ist schon bei Goethe bezeugt: »Ei was! Ich bin gern fix und fertig« (Werke, Ausgabe… …   Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • fix — FIX, Ă, ficşi, xe, adj. l.(Adesea adverbial) Care nu şi schimbă locul sau poziţia; nemişcat, neclintit. ♦ Care este solidar cu un element la care se află ataşat. Şurub fix. ♦ Care rămâne oprit asupra unui anumit punct. Privire fixă. ♦ Care nu se… …   Dicționar Român

  • fix — vt 1 a: to make firm, stable, or stationary b: to attach physically 2: to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods conspiracy to defraud the government by fix ing income tax cases W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott,… …   Law dictionary

  • fix — [n] difficult or ticklish situation box*, corner*, dilemma, embarrassment, hole*, hot water*, jam*, mess*, pickle*, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, spot*; concept 674 Ant. ease, good, peace fix [v1] establish, make firm affix, anchor,… …   New thesaurus

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