Meaning of fix In English

• 0 to repair something:

  • They couldn't fix my old computer, so I bought a new one.

• 1 to arrange or agree a time, place, price, etc.:

  • Shall we fix a time for our next meeting?

  • I understand the rent is fixed at £750 a month.

• 2 to fasten something in position so that it cannot move:

  • We fixed the bookcase to the wall.

• 3 to keep something or someone in sight:

  • His eyes were fixed on the distant yacht.

  • She fixed the child with a stare of such disapproval he did not dare move.

• 4 to continue to think about or remember something:

  • It is somehow fixed in my mind that my fate and that woman's are intertwined.

  • She was so frightened that she could not fix her thoughts on anything.

• 5 to do something dishonest to make certain that a competition, race, or election is won by a particular person:

  • Several jockeys were arrested on suspicion of fixing the race.

  • It sounds like the election was fixed.

• 6 to make your hair, make-up, clothes, etc. look tidy:

  • Give me a couple of minutes while I fix my hair.

• 7 to cook or prepare food or drink:

  • Whose turn is it to fix dinner?

  • [ + two objects ] Can I fix you a drink?/Can I fix a drink for you?

  • I'm fixing to leave pretty soon.

• 8 to punish especially someone who has been unfair:

  • I'm gonna fix her if she doesn't stop telling lies about me!

• 9 to treat something, especially photographic material, with chemicals to prevent its colours becoming pale

• 10 to remove the reproductive organs of an animal so that it is unable to produce young animals

• 11 to inject (= put into the body through a needle) an illegal drug:

  • We saw kids as young as twelve fixing in doorways.

• 12 a situation in which someone does something dishonest to make certain that a competition, race, or election is won by a particular person:

  • The result was a fix!

• 13 an awkward or difficult situation:

  • I'm in a bit of a fix with the arrangements.

• 14 a solution to a problem:

  • She says the problem is not a new one, and the fix would be easy enough for a government to achieve, if it were willing.

  • There is no quick fix to the organization's problems.

• 15 an amount of an illegal drug, or of another substance that has an effect on someone:

  • He was shaking badly and needed a fix.

  • humorous Ginny needs her daily fix of chocolate.

• 16 (the calculation of) the position of a vehicle, usually in relation to the earth:

  • Do we still have a fix on that jet?

• 17 to repair or adjust something:

  • I’ll fix that broken chair today.

• 18 to arrange or put in place:

  • I need to fix my hair.

• 19 to choose a time or place to do something:

  • Let’s fix a date for our next meeting.

• 20 to attach in order to keep in one place:

  • Fix the shelf to the wall with screws.

  • I tried to fix the directions in my mind.

• 21 to hurt or punish someone:

  • I’ll fix you if you come around here taking vegetables from my garden again!

• 22 to cook or prepare food or drink:

  • Will you fix dinner?

• 23 to remove an organ an animal needs to reproduce:

  • We had our cat fixed.

• 24 a situation causing trouble or problems:

  • He’s in a fix and needs our help.

• 25 an amount of a something that someone needs:

  • The website supplies me my daily fix of rock and roll facts.

• 26 to repair something or solve a problem:

  • They have fixed the bugs in the software.

  • A restaurant would have 48 hours to fix the problem or the place could be shut down.

• 27 to arrange a time and place for an event such as a meeting:

  • You should fix an appointment with your bank manager.

  • I fixed up a meeting with this very powerful person at the BBC.

  • fix a day/time/place (for sth) The court will fix another day for the hearing.

• 28 to agree on a price, level, etc. for something and keep it at that price or level:

  • Customers can fix the amount they pay each month.

  • fix sth at sth They fixed the rate of tax at 30%.

• 29 to agree with other companies that you will all charge the same price for your products and not compete with each other:

  • Steelmakers deny they fix prices.

• 30 a way of solving a problem, especially an easy or quick one:

  • long-term/short-term fix We find short-term fixes, not long-term solutions.

  • a fix for sth More and more people were using loans as a fix for their financial problems.

  • There is no quick fix and it will take many months to re-establish profitable sales growth.

• 31 a small computer program that can repair a problem with software:

  • a fix for sth The software developer says it has developed a fix for the problem.

• 32 a situation that has been dishonestly arranged by someone in order to get an advantage for themselves:

  • When we won the contract, some people thought it was a fix.

• 33 a price, for example, on gold or silver, that is set according to supply and demand:

  • The London morning gold fix was $1,154.00 versus the previous afternoon fix of $1,139.50.

• 34 to understand what a situation is like:

  • Market research helps to get a fix on what customers want.