fix

Everyday

1. To fix something means to repair it so that it works again. tree →
2. To fix means to attach something firmly in place: fix a shelf to the wall. tree →
3. To fix can mean to decide or arrange: fix a date. tree →
4. To fix a meal (USA) means to make it. tree →
5. A fix is a solution to a problem; being in a fix means being in trouble. tree →
6. To fix your hopes or gaze on someone means to put all your trust in them or look at them steadily. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life people fix broken bikes, toys and taps; in safety, heavy furniture and TVs should be fixed to the wall. In maths and writing you fix a mistake by correcting it. In design and technology lessons pupils fix parts together. A «fixed» number does not change. Phrases: fix up, fix a puncture, in a fix, quick fix, fixed price.

Examples

• Dad fixed my broken bike. tree →
• Can you fix this toy? tree →
• Fix your spelling mistakes before you hand in your work. tree →
• We fixed the bookshelf to the wall so it can't fall. tree →
• I'll fix you a sandwich. tree →
• We were in a real fix when we lost the map. tree →
• Let's fix a time to meet. tree →
• There's no quick fix for being tired; you need sleep. tree →
• "I am the man on whom many persons fix their hopes. tree →

Note

Regular verb: fixed. Third person: fixes (add -es after x). Never try to fix electric things that are plugged in; ask an adult. A «fixed» price or amount stays the same.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah tells the student to "fix the design" in its purity, meaning to hold the pattern of the numbers steady in the mind on the way to knowing the Creator. In the primary lessons: In everyday life people fix broken bikes, toys and taps; in safety, heavy furniture and TVs should be fixed to the wall. In maths and writing you fix a mistake by correcting it. In design and technology lessons pupils fix parts together. A «fixed» number does not change. Phrases: fix up, fix a puncture, in a fix, quick fix, fixed price.

Examples

• Learn this wisdom, and be wise in the understanding of it, investigate these numbers, and draw knowledge from them, fix the design in its purity, and pass from it to its Creator seated on his throne. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →

Note

Regular verb: fixed. Third person: fixes (add -es after x). Never try to fix electric things that are plugged in; ask an adult. A «fixed» price or amount stays the same.