fix
/fĭks/
intransitive verb
- To correct or set right; adjust. fix a misspelling; fix the out-of-date accounts.
- To restore to proper condition or working order; repair. fix a broken machine.
- To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare. fixed the room for the guests; fix lunch for the kids.
to fix or announce the details of something
Do you ever use the word "fix/fixing" to refer to getting something ready/preparing for somethinf?
meaning of the word "fix" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Help! What does this mean and how can I fix it?
The zookeeper is having an issue getting into the pen. Make sure there's no weird blocked routes in your zoo.
Buuuuut... There used to be a glitch that caused them to struggle if you built/moved/resized the pen over garbage and it would prohibit movement.
More on reddit.comWhen is 'affix' a more appropriate choice than 'fix'?
Although the words affix and fix have much in common, affix implies an imposing of one thing on another by gluing, impressing, or nailing.
// affix your address label here
How is the word 'fix' distinct from other similar verbs?
Some common synonyms of fix are affix, attach, and fasten. While all these words mean "to make something stay firmly in place," fix usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding.
// fixed the stake in the ground
When can 'fasten' be used instead of 'fix'?
While in some cases nearly identical to fix, fasten implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing.
// fasten the reins to a post
Videos
What does the "fix" in the red circle mean?
I'm from the US and my family and I often use phrases like "Let me fix you up a plate" (as in get a plate of food ready) or "that deer was fixing to cross the road" (as in the deer was preparing to run across the road). Is that kind of language used in the UK?
It depends on what "it" is,
For example, if "it" is "the date of the next meeting", then "fix it" must mean "don't change it anymore", since the repair meaning doesn't make sense.
On the other hand, if "it" is "a bicycle", then "fix it" must mean "repair it", because nobody wants their bicycle affixed to something.
There is rarely any confusion, unless done deliberately as a joke. When speaking of things that should not move, then "fix" means "prevent from moving". When speaking of things that should move then fix means "repair".
I'm a native English speaker. I cannot bring to mind any example of "fix" having your second meaning. I understand it to mean:
I want to modify/change/repair it
I work as a Software Developer and if I'm fixing something I want to do a complete job; I don't want to create new problems as I fix the existing ones. Hence
I don't want to keep fixing it
so in that sense
I don't want to repair it anymore
is true, but that's because I've fixed it properly!