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How to pronounce fix
Say it like this: /fɪks/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does fix mean?
verbTo pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
(Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
“He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"”
To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
“The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.”
nounA repair or corrective action.
“That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.”
A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
“It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!”
A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.
“And Cash told me of cases where two hips take a fix together and then one pulls out his badge.”
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