English Online Dictionary. What means fix? What does fix mean?
English
Alternative forms
- fixe (verb) (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fixe (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin fīxus (“immovable; steady; stable; fixed”), from fīgō (“to drive in; stick; fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to jab; stick; set”). Related to dig.
Pronunciation
- enPR: fĭks, IPA(key): /ˈfɪks/
- Rhymes: -ɪks
Verb
fix (third-person singular simple present fixes, present participle fixing, simple past and past participle fixt or fixed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
- (transitive, by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
- (transitive, by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
- (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
- (transitive, figuratively, usually in the passive) To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
- (transitive, chess) To prevent enemy pawns from advancing by directly opposing the most advanced one with one of one's own pawns so as to threaten to capture any advancing backward pawns.
- (transitive, figuratively, usually in the passive) To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
- (transitive) To mend, to repair.
- (transitive, informal) To prepare (food or drink).
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
- (transitive, mathematics, semantics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
- (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
- (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
- (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
- (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
- (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
- (slang, intransitive) To shoot; to inject a drug.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (pierce): impale, run through, stick
- (hold in place): join, put together, unite; see also Thesaurus:join
- (mend; repair): patch, put to rights, rectify; see also Thesaurus:repair
- (make a contest unfair): doctor, rig
- (render infertile): neuter, spay, desex, castrate
- (settle or remain permanently): establish, settle down
Antonyms
- (to hold in place): move, change
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Dutch: fixen, fiksen
Translations
Noun
fix (plural fixes)
- A repair or corrective action.
- Hyponyms: bugfix, technofix
- A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:difficult situation
- (slang) A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.
- A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
- A determination of location.
- (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → French: fixe, fix
Translations
References
Further reading
- fix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Jonathon Green (2024), “fix n.1 (outfit)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
- Jonathon Green (2024), “fix n.2 (deal)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
- Jonathon Green (2024), “fix n.3 (injection)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
- Jonathon Green (2024), “fix v.3 (to inject)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Bouyei
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay),Thai ไฟ (fai), Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lao ໄຟ (fai), Lü ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Shan ၽႆး (phái) or ၾႆး (fái), Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy), Zhuang feiz, Saek วี๊.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi˧˩/
Noun
fix
- fire
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fixus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈfiks]
- Rhymes: -iks
Adjective
fix (feminine fixa, masculine plural fixos, feminine plural fixes)
- fixed, not changing
- stationary
Derived terms
- fixar
- telefonia fixa
Further reading
- “fix” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Alternative forms
- fixa
Etymology
From fixační tužka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɪks]
- Rhymes: -ɪks
Noun
fix m inan
- felt-tip pen, marker
- Synonym: popisovač
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- fix in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- fix in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- fix in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
fix
- inflection of fixen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- imperative
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiks/
- Homophone: fixe
Noun
fix m (plural fix)
- Alternative spelling of fixe
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fīxus. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. The Latin entry claims it derives through a borrowing to Old French.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fɪks]
- Homophone: Ficks
- Rhymes: -ɪks
Adjective
fix (strong nominative masculine singular fixer, comparative fixer, superlative am fixesten)
- fixed (costs, salary)
- Synonym: fest
- Zu den fixen Kosten zählen Gehälter und Mieten. ― Fixed costs include salaries and rental fees.
- fixed, constant, stationary
- Synonyms: feststehend, konstant, unverändert
- Dieser Berg ist ein fixer Punkt in der Landschaft. ― This mountain is a fixed point in the landscape.
- (Austria) fixed, permanent
- Synonyms: dauernd, fest, ständig
- Voraussetzung für eine fixe Anstellung ist ein fixer Wohnort. ― A fixed residence is a requirement for permanent employment.
- (Austria) definitely (non-gradable)
- Synonyms: definitiv, endgültig, sicher
- Wir treffen ihn fix am nächsten Wochenende. ― We will definitely meet him next weekend.
- (colloquial) quick
- Synonyms: geschwind, flink, schnell
- Der Schaden wurde fix behoben ― The damage has been repaired quickly.
- (colloquial) agile, nimble, skilled, smart
- Synonyms: geschickt, wendig, flink
- Sie ist ein fixes Mädel. ― She is a skilled girl.
Declension
Descendants
- → Hungarian: fix
- → Swedish: fix
- → Finnish: fiksu
See also
- fix und fertig
Hungarian
Etymology
From German fix, from French fixe, from Latin figere, fixus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfiks]
- Rhymes: -iks
Adjective
fix (not comparable)
- fixed, steady
- Synonyms: rögzített, megszabott
- fix fizetés ― steady salary
- immovable
- Synonym: szilárd
- sure, certain
- Synonyms: biztos, bizonyos
- Az fix! ― You bet!
Declension
Derived terms
(Compound words):
- fixpont
(Expressions):
- fix objektív
Noun
fix
- a steady salary
- Havi százezer forint fixe van. ― He has a monthly salary of 100,000 Ft.
Declension
References
Old French
Alternative forms
- fils, fis, fiz
Noun
fix m
- inflection of fil:
- oblique plural
- nominative singular
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French fixe, from Latin fixus.
Adjective
fix m or n (feminine singular fixă, masculine plural ficși, feminine and neuter plural fixe)
- fixed
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
- Homophone: ficks
Adjective
fix
- fixed, inflexible, rigid
- en fix idé
- a fixed idea
- en fix idé
Declension
Derived terms
- fix idé
- fixstjärna
Noun
fix c
- a fix, a dose of an addictive drug