Fix

  • 61fix — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fixus, past participle of figere to fasten; akin to Lithuanian dygti to sprout, break through Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to make firm, stable, or stationary b. to give a permanent or… …

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  • 62Fix-up — A fix up (or fixup) is a novel created from short stories that may or may not have been initially related or previously published. The stories are edited for consistency, and sometimes new connecting material such as a frame story is written for… …

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  • 63fix — {{11}}fix (n.) “position from which it is difficult to move,” 1809, Amer.Eng., from FIX (Cf. fix) (v.). Meaning “dose of narcotic” is from 1934, shortened from fix up (1867, originally in reference to liquor). {{12}}fix (v.) late 14c.,… …

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  • 64fix — verb 1》 attach or position securely.     ↘(fix on) direct or be directed unwaveringly toward: her gaze fixed on Jess. 2》 decide or settle on.     ↘establish the exact location of (something) by using radar, visual bearings, or astronomical… …

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  • 65fix*/*/ — [fɪks] verb [T] I 1) to fasten something somewhere so that it cannot move Smoke detectors should be fixed to the ceiling.[/ex] 2) to decide what a price, amount, or date will be Interest rates have been fixed at 5%.[/ex] A delivery date has not… …

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  • 66Fix (2) — † 2. Fix, er, este, adj. et adv. welches nur in den gemeinen Mundarten Ober und Niederdeutschlandes üblich ist. 1) Fertig, bereit, als ein Nebenwort, und in Gesellschaft des Wortes fertig. Ich bin schon fix und fertig. 2) Munter, hurtig, eilig.… …

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  • 67fix-it — /fiks it /, adj. Informal. of, pertaining to, doing, or involving repairs, adjustments, or improvements: a fix it shop; a political fix it man. Also, fixit. * * * fix it «FIHKS IHT», adjective. U.S. Informal. of or for fixing things; doing or… …

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  • 68Fix — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cinéma et télévision Fix est un film d animation allemand réalisé par Hans Fischerkoesen en 1956. Fix est un film américain réalisé par Richard Zelniker… …

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  • 69fix up — v. (D; tr.) (colloq.) to fix up with ( to match with ) (to fix smb. up with a good job; my friends fixed me up with her) * * * [ fɪks ʌp] (D; tr.) (colloq.) to fix up with (to fix up smb. up with a good job; my friends fix uped me up with her; to …

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  • 70fix — fịx1, fixer, fixest ; Adj; gespr; 1 nur adv ≈ rasch, schnell: seine Arbeit ganz fix erledigen 2 fähig, etwas schnell zu verstehen oder zu tun ≈ flink, geschickt ↔ schwerfällig: ein fixer Junge fịx2 Adj; meist attr, nicht adv ≈ ↑fest (9),… …

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