fix

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English[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English fixen, from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fixe (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin fīxus (“immovable; steady; stable; fixed”), from fīgere (“to drive in; stick; fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to jab; stick; set”). Related to dig.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fix (plural fixes)

  1. A repair or corrective action.
    • 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
      Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […].  Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […]  But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.
    That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.
  2. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
    It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!
  3. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
  4. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
    • 1963, Howard Saul Becker, Outsiders: studies in the sociology of deviance, page 160:
      As the professional thief notes: You can tell by the way the case is handled in court when the fix is in.
  5. A determination of location.
    We have a fix on your position.
  6. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)

Synonyms[edit]

Hyponyms[edit]

  • (repair or corrective action): bugfix

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

fix (third-person singular simple present fixes, present participle fixing, simple past and past participle fixt or fixed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
    1. (transitive, by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
      He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"
  2. (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
    A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
    A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.
    The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.
    1. (transitive, figuratively, usually in the passive) To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
      She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor.
  3. (transitive) To mend, to repair.
    That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.
  4. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food).
    She fixed dinner for the kids.
  5. (transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion[1]
    A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent.
  6. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
    Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him.
  7. (transitive, mathematics, sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
  8. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
    He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work.
  9. (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
  10. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
    Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Abney to this entry?)
  11. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Waller
      Your kindness banishes your fear, / Resolved to fix forever here.
  12. (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)

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Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from the verb "fix"

Translations[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Sutherland, Edwin H. (ed) (1937): The Professional Thief: by a Professional Thief. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [Reprinted by various publishers in subsequent decades.]

Bouyei[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”). Cognate with Thai ไฟ (fai), Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lao ໄຟ (fai), Lü ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Shan ၽႆး (pháy) or ၾႆး (fáy), Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fay2), Zhuang feiz, Saek วี๊.

Noun[edit]

fix

  1. fire

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fixus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fix (feminine fixa, masculine plural fixos, feminine plural fixes)

  1. fixed, not changing
  2. stationary

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fix m

  1. felt-tip pen, marker

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

fix

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fixen
  2. imperative of fixen

French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English fix.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fix m (plural fix)

  1. fix

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fix (comparative fixer, superlative am fixesten)

  1. fixed (costs, salary)
  2. quick
  3. smart

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of fix
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist fix sie ist fix es ist fix sie sind fix
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative fixer fixe fixes fixe
genitive fixen fixer fixen fixer
dative fixem fixer fixem fixen
accusative fixen fixe fixes fixe
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der fixe die fixe das fixe die fixen
genitive des fixen der fixen des fixen der fixen
dative dem fixen der fixen dem fixen den fixen
accusative den fixen die fixe das fixe die fixen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein fixer eine fixe ein fixes (keine) fixen
genitive eines fixen einer fixen eines fixen (keiner) fixen
dative einem fixen einer fixen einem fixen (keinen) fixen
accusative einen fixen eine fixe ein fixes (keine) fixen
Comparative forms of fix
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist fixer sie ist fixer es ist fixer sie sind fixer
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative fixerer fixere fixeres fixere
genitive fixeren fixerer fixeren fixerer
dative fixerem fixerer fixerem fixeren
accusative fixeren fixere fixeres fixere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der fixere die fixere das fixere die fixeren
genitive des fixeren der fixeren des fixeren der fixeren
dative dem fixeren der fixeren dem fixeren den fixeren
accusative den fixeren die fixere das fixere die fixeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein fixerer eine fixere ein fixeres (keine) fixeren
genitive eines fixeren einer fixeren eines fixeren (keiner) fixeren
dative einem fixeren einer fixeren einem fixeren (keinen) fixeren
accusative einen fixeren eine fixere ein fixeres (keine) fixeren
Superlative forms of fix
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am fixesten sie ist am fixesten es ist am fixesten sie sind am fixesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative fixester fixeste fixestes fixeste
genitive fixesten fixester fixesten fixester
dative fixestem fixester fixestem fixesten
accusative fixesten fixeste fixestes fixeste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der fixeste die fixeste das fixeste die fixesten
genitive des fixesten der fixesten des fixesten der fixesten
dative dem fixesten der fixesten dem fixesten den fixesten
accusative den fixesten die fixeste das fixeste die fixesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein fixester eine fixeste ein fixestes (keine) fixesten
genitive eines fixesten einer fixesten eines fixesten (keiner) fixesten
dative einem fixesten einer fixesten einem fixesten (keinen) fixesten
accusative einen fixesten eine fixeste ein fixestes (keine) fixesten

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German fix, from French fixe, from Latin figere, fixus. [1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fix (not comparable)

  1. fixed
    fix fizetés - fixed (regular) salary

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, →ISBN

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

fix m

  1. inflection of fil:
    1. oblique plural
    2. nominative singular

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fix

  1. fixed, inflexible, rigid
    en fix idé
    a fixed idea

Declension[edit]

Inflection of fix
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular fix — —
Neuter singular fixt — —
Plural fixa — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 fixe — —
All fixa — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Related terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

fix c

  1. a fix, a dose of an addictive drug

Declension[edit]

Declension of fix 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fix fixen fixar fixarna
Genitive fix fixens fixars fixarnas
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