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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 fix (“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. (ditransitive, 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.
  11. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
  12. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
  13. (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.
  15. (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

  • (antonym(s) of “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
  4. (slang) A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.
    1. (figurative, by extension) Something that satisfies a yearning or a craving.
    2. (figurative, by extension) A compulsive desire or thrill.
  6. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
  7. An understanding, grasp of something.
  8. A determination of location.
  9. (aviation) A non-waypoint terrain feature used to make a determination of location.
  11. (US) Fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → French: fixe, fix

Translations

References

Further reading

  • fix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “fix n.1 (outfit)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
  • “fix n.2 (deal)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
  • “fix n.3 (injection)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
  • “fix v.3 (to inject)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

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

  1. fire

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fixus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [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 (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “fix”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “fix”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

fix

  1. inflection of fixen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

French

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fix m (plural fix)

  1. Alternative spelling of fixe

German

Etymology

    From Middle High German fix, borrowed from Old French fix, borrowed from Latin fixus, from fīgō, from fīvō, from Proto-Italic *feigʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-.

    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 behoben ― The 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 fizetés ― steady salary
    2. immovable
      Synonym: szilárd
    3. (informal) sure, certain
      Synonyms: biztos, bizonyos, tuti
      Az fix! ― You bet!

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Noun

    fix

    1. a steady salary
      Havi százezer forint fixe van. ― He has a monthly salary of 100,000 Ft.

    Declension

    References

    Further reading

    • fix in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

    Hunsrik

    Etymology 1

      From Middle High German fix, borrowed from Old French fix, borrowed from Latin fixus, from fīgō, from fīvō, from Proto-Italic *feigʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈfiks/
      • Rhymes: -iks
      • Syllabification: fix

      Adjective

      fix (comparative fixer, superlative fixest)

      1. quick; fast
      Declension
      Derived terms

      Adverb

      fix

      1. quickly

      Etymology 2

      Noun

      fix m (plural fix)

      1. Wieseman spelling of Fisch

      References

      • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “fix”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 55, column 2

      Middle High German

      Etymology

        Borrowed from Old French fix, borrowed from Latin fixus, from fīgō, from fīvō, from Proto-Italic *feigʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-.

        Adjective

        fix

        1. quick

        Declension

        Adverb

        fix

        1. quickly

        Descendants

        • Central Franconian:
          • Hunsrik: fix
        • German: fix
          • → Hungarian: fix
          • → Swedish: fix
            • → Finnish: fiksu

        References

        • "fix" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

        Old French

        Etymology 1

          Learned borrowing from Latin fixus, from fīgō, from fīvō, from Proto-Italic *feigʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-.

          Adjective

          fix m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fixe)

          1. fixed (not able to move)
          2. (alchemy) nonvolatile
          Declension
          Descendants
          • Middle French: fixe
            • French: fixe
          • Norman: fixe
          • → Middle High German: fix
            • Central Franconian:
              • Hunsrik: fix
            • German: fix
              • → Hungarian: fix
              • → Swedish: fix
                • → Finnish: fiksu

          Etymology 2

          See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

          Alternative forms

          • fils, fis, fiz

          Noun

          fix m

          1. inflection of fil:
            1. oblique plural
            2. nominative singular

          References

          • “fix”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.

          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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