🛠️ To repair 🛠️ A repair 📅 To set or decide 📌 To attach firmly 🍽️ To prepare food 😬 A problem 👀 To focus attention 💉 A needed dose 🕵️ To cheat or rig 🐱 To sterilize 🧭 Exact location 😠 To get revenge 💰 An illegal deal 🧪 To preserve tissue

to fix

331 1.6

To decide a date or plan

verb
/fɪks/

: fijar

The committee decided to fix the meeting for next Wednesday at 10 AM.
fix the exchange rate
fix to zero

Examples

Ring this number to fix a date.

Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Now, let's get the details fixed, first.

The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Unfortunately, the U.S. government has failed to develop good measures for fixing goals and determining progress toward them.

Academic text (2011)
If there's a problem, we'll fix it.

Rush (2013)
Students also have the opportunity to fix their clunks in a small, cooperative group.

Academic text (2015)
Please confirm with the team when we can fix the deadline for the project.
It is important to fix the terms of the agreement before signing the contract.

Synonyms

to set

vsto fix

∞ 1.9

To decide a rule, value or deadline

is used for choosing a specific date or clear condition

to define

vsto fix

878 1.0

To say exactly what something is or what it means

is about selecting dates or specific conditions rather than meanings

to determine

vsto fix

Formal

485 3.2

To officially decide a dispute or question

is less formal, used for fixing practical dates or conditions

to specify

vsto fix

118 3.5

To give clear, exact details about something

is broader, covering choosing dates or conditions not only details

to peg down

vsto fix

Informal

5.3

To make exact details clear and certain

focuses on choosing specific dates or terms rather than general finality

Antonyms

to leave it be

Informal

1 5.1

To let something stay as it is without changing it

Idioms

in a fix

Informal

3 7.6

In a difficult situation that makes you unsure what to do

to fix someone's wagon

Offensive

9.6

Punish someone for something they did to you

to fix the roof while the sun is shining

Informal

6.5

Take action now while things are good

Phrasal Verbs

to fix up

25 2.8

To arrange a meeting or appointment

to fix up

Informal

16 3.7

To arrange for someone to meet another person or get something as a favor

to fix a car

1 1.7

To make a car work properly again

to fix a leak

1 2.0

To repair a break in a pipe that lets water or gas out

to fix the crack

1 1.4

To repair a break or hole in a surface so it is smooth and whole again

to fix the dent

1 2.8

Repair a small inward bend in metal, for example a car door

to fix the bottleneck

3.9

Make a slow part of a process faster to stop delays

to fix the gap

2.5

Close a space between two things to stop air or light coming through

to get a fix of

NSFW

8.0

Have a small amount of something you want to feel better for a short time

Compounds

quick fix

27 4.2

A fast temporary solution that only works for a short time

next fix

NSFW

3 9.9

The next dose of an addictive drug that a person badly wants

fix-it shop

2 3.0

A place that repairs household things like clocks and toasters

fix-up

1 3.4

A small job to make something look or work better

fix-up

Informal

1 3.8

An arrangement for two people to meet so they can begin dating

fix of adrenaline

Informal

6.3

A sudden strong feeling of excitement and energy in a thrilling or stressful situation

fix-up

Slang

8.8

A dishonest plan to make a result unfair in a game or election

quick-and-dirty fix

Informal

6.6

A quick temporary solution made without care for small details

How Settled

to finalize

74 3.8

to fix

331 1.6

to set

575 1.0

to decide

∞ 1.0

to plan

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fix infinitive

fixed past

fixed past participle

fixing present participle

fixes third person singular

Etymology

Fix comes from the Latin figere ('to fasten' or 'set'), so to fix a date or rule is to set it firmly and make it certain.