repair

verb (repair, repairs, repaired, repairing); noun (a repair, repairs)

«repair» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To repair is to fix something that is broken or damaged. tree →
A repair is the work of fixing, or the place that was fixed. tree →
«In good repair» means in good condition. tree →
To repair to a place means to go there, especially in a formal way. tree →

In the lessons

In school maths: things fixed at a rate; the cost of a repair; a length of road repaired and left to repair (repaired + left = whole). In everyday life: repairing a bike puncture, a shoe repair shop, roadworks. In science and design: mending things instead of throwing them away helps the planet. Phrases: «under repair», «repair shop», «beyond repair», «in good repair».

Examples

He repairs 4 bikes a day. tree →
The repair costs 25 dollars. tree →
Workers repaired 300 m of road. tree →
How much road is left to repair? tree →
Dad repaired the puncture in my tyre. tree →
The road is closed for repairs. tree →
My old teddy was beyond repair. tree →
Repairing things instead of buying new ones saves money and waste. tree →
Polynices now repaired to Argos, where he arrived in the dead of night. tree →

Note

«Repair» is a bit more formal than «fix» or «mend». Maths: repaired so far and left to repair add up to the whole. Trap: «repairs 4 bikes a day» is a rate — multiply by the days.

In Jewish tradition

Used in Nehemiah for rebuilding and mending the walls of Jerusalem section by section, each person taking a part.

Interpretation. Tradition honors this as a shared community effort. Repairing the broken is a picture for restoring Jerusalem and the people.

Examples

After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh repaired. — (Writings NEH.3.25, JPS 1917) tree →
And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. (Writings NEH.3.4, JPS 1917) tree →
Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths. (Writings NEH.3.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«Repair» is a bit more formal than «fix» or «mend». Maths: repaired so far and left to repair add up to the whole. Trap: «repairs 4 bikes a day» is a rate — multiply by the days.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «repair» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«repair» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «repair» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«repair» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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