fix

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      Etymology

      From Old French fixer, from fixe, from Latin fixus.

      Noun

      fix (plural fixes)

      1. A repair or corrective action.
        That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.
      2. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
        It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!
      3. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
        "Just one fix!" -Alain Jourgensen
      4. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
        • 1963, Howard Saul Becker, Outsiders: studies in the sociology of deviance‎, page 160:
          As the professional thief notes: You can tell by the way the case is handled in court when the fix is in.
      5. A determination of location.
        We have a fix on your position.
      6. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)

      Synonyms

      Translations

      an instance of fixing
      a difficult situation or dilemma
      a single dose of an addictive drug
      determination of location

      Verb

      fix (third-person singular simple present fixes, present participle fixing, simple past and past participle fixt or fixed)

      1. (obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
        1. (by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
          He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"
      2. To attach; to affix; to hold in place.
        A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
        A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.
        1. (figuratively, usually in the passive) To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
          She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor.
      3. To mend, to repair.
        That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.
      4. (informal) To prepare (food).
        She fixed dinner for the kids.
      5. To make a contest, vote, or gamble unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion[1]
        A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent.
      6. (US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
        Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him.
      7. (mathematicsematics, transitive) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
      8. (informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
        He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work.

      Synonyms

      Derived terms

      Terms derived from the verb "fix"

      Translations

      to mend or repair
      to attach; to affix
      to prepare
      to make a contest, vote, or gamble unfair
      to make a business of getting paid to arrange immunity for defendants
      to render an animal infertile
      to map (a point or subset) to itself
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      References

      1. ^ Sutherland, Edwin H. (ed) (1937): The Professional Thief: by a Professional Thief. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [Reprinted by various publishers in subsequent decades.]
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      Etymology

      From Latin fixus.

      Adjective

      fix m (feminine fixa, masculine plural fixos, feminine plural fixes)

      1. fixed, not changing
      2. stationary

      Derived terms

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      Dutch

      Verb

      fix

      1. first-person singular present indicative of fixen
      2. imperative of fixen
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      German

      Pronunciation

      Adjective

      fix (comparative fixer, superlative am fixesten)

      1. fixed (costs, salary)
      2. quick
      3. smart

      Declension

      positive forms of fix
      gender singular plural
      masculine feminine neuter all genders
      predicative er ist fix sie ist fix es ist fix sie sind fix
      strong declension
      (without article)      		 nominative fixer fixe fixes fixe
      genitive fixen fixer fixen fixer
      dative fixem fixer fixem fixen
      accusative fixen fixe fixes fixe
      weak declension
      (with definite article)      		 nominative der fixe die fixe das fixe die fixen
      genitive des fixen der fixen des fixen der fixen
      dative dem fixen der fixen dem fixen den fixen
      accusative den fixen die fixe das fixe die fixen
      mixed declension
      (with indefinite article)      		 nominative ein fixer eine fixe ein fixes (keine) fixen
      genitive eines fixen einer fixen eines fixen (keiner) fixen
      dative einem fixen einer fixen einem fixen (keinen) fixen
      accusative einen fixen eine fixe ein fixes (keine) fixen
      comparative forms of fix
      gender singular plural
      masculine feminine neuter all genders
      predicative er ist fixer sie ist fixer es ist fixer sie sind fixer
      strong declension
      (without article)      		 nominative fixerer fixere fixeres fixere
      genitive fixeren fixerer fixeren fixerer
      dative fixerem fixerer fixerem fixeren
      accusative fixeren fixere fixeres fixere
      weak declension
      (with definite article)      		 nominative der fixere die fixere das fixere die fixeren
      genitive des fixeren der fixeren des fixeren der fixeren
      dative dem fixeren der fixeren dem fixeren den fixeren
      accusative den fixeren die fixere das fixere die fixeren
      mixed declension
      (with indefinite article)      		 nominative ein fixerer eine fixere ein fixeres (keine) fixeren
      genitive eines fixeren einer fixeren eines fixeren (keiner) fixeren
      dative einem fixeren einer fixeren einem fixeren (keinen) fixeren
      accusative einen fixeren eine fixere ein fixeres (keine) fixeren
      superlative forms of fix
      gender singular plural
      masculine feminine neuter all genders
      predicative er ist am fixesten sie ist am fixesten es ist am fixesten sie sind am fixesten
      strong declension
      (without article)      		 nominative fixester fixeste fixestes fixeste
      genitive fixesten fixester fixesten fixester
      dative fixestem fixester fixestem fixesten
      accusative fixesten fixeste fixestes fixeste
      weak declension
      (with definite article)      		 nominative der fixeste die fixeste das fixeste die fixesten
      genitive des fixesten der fixesten des fixesten der fixesten
      dative dem fixesten der fixesten dem fixesten den fixesten
      accusative den fixesten die fixeste das fixeste die fixesten
      mixed declension
      (with indefinite article)      		 nominative ein fixester eine fixeste ein fixestes (keine) fixesten
      genitive eines fixesten einer fixesten eines fixesten (keiner) fixesten
      dative einem fixesten einer fixesten einem fixesten (keinen) fixesten
      accusative einen fixesten eine fixeste ein fixestes (keine) fixesten

      Synonyms

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      Old French

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      fix m

      1. Nominative singular of fil
      2. Oblique plural of fil
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      Swedish

      Adjective

      fix

      1. fixed, inflexible, rigid
        en fix idé
        a fixed idea

      Declension

      Declension of fix
      Inflections of
      fix
      Indefinite
      singular      		 Common fix
      Neuter fixt
      Definite
      singular      		 Masc. fixe
      All fixa
      Plural fixa

      Related terms

      Noun

      fix c

      1. a fix, a dose of an addictive drug

      Declension

      Declension of fix
      singular plural
      Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative fix fixen fixar fixarna
      genitive fix fixens fixars fixarnas
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