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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)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
    1. (transitive, by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
  2. (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
    1. (transitive, figuratively, usually in the passive) To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
    2. (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.
  3. (transitive) To mend, to repair.
  4. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food or drink).
  5. (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.
  6. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
  7. (transitive, mathematics, semantics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
  8. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
  9. (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
  10. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
  11. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
  12. (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.
  13. (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)

  1. A repair or corrective action.
    Hyponyms: bugfix, technofix
  2. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:difficult situation
  3. (slang) A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.
  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.
  5. A determination of location.
  6. (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), 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

  1. 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)

  1. fixed, not changing
  2. 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

  1. 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

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

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiks/
  • Homophone: fixe

Noun

fix m (plural fix)

  1. 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)

  1. fixed (costs, salary)
    Synonym: fest
    Zu den fixen Kosten zählen Gehälter und Mieten.Fixed costs include salaries and rental fees.
  2. 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.
  3. (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.
  4. (Austria) definitely (non-gradable)
    Synonyms: definitiv, endgültig, sicher
    Wir treffen ihn fix am nächsten Wochenende.We will definitely meet him next weekend.
  5. (colloquial) quick
    Synonyms: geschwind, flink, schnell
    Der Schaden wurde fix behobenThe damage has been repaired quickly.
  6. (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)

  1. fixed, steady
    Synonyms: rögzített, megszabott
    fix fizetéssteady salary
  2. immovable
    Synonym: szilárd
  3. sure, certain
    Synonyms: biztos, bizonyos
    Az fix!You bet!

Declension

Derived terms

(Compound words):

  • fixpont

(Expressions):

  • fix objektív

Noun

fix

  1. 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

  1. inflection of fil:
    1. oblique plural
    2. 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)

  1. fixed

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

  • Homophone: ficks

Adjective

fix

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • fix idé
  • fixstjärna

Noun

fix c

  1. a fix, a dose of an addictive drug

Declension

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