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[fɪks] verb [T] I

1) to fasten something somewhere so that it cannot move

Smoke detectors should be fixed to the ceiling.[/ex]

2) to decide what a price, amount, or date will be

Interest rates have been fixed at 5%.[/ex]

A delivery date has not yet been fixed.[/ex]

3) to dishonestly arrange the result of something such as a game or election

4) to repair something

Jessica fixed my watch.[/ex]

I have to get my car fixed.[/ex]

5) American

to prepare food or drink

I'll fix dinner.[/ex]

Jackie fixed me a drink.[/ex]

6) American

to arrange your hair or clothing so that you look nicer

How should I fix my hair?[/ex]

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- fix sth on sb/sth

- fix sb up

- fix sth up

II

noun

fix [fɪks]

1) [C] something that solves a problem or corrects a mistake

We need a long-term solution, not just a quick fix (= a fast solution but one that is usually only temporary).[/ex]

2) [singular] an amount of a drug that someone feels that they need to take regularly