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A keyword: an important word to learn fix1   Show phonetics
verb [T]
1 REPAIR to repair something
My watch is broken - can you fix it?

2 DECIDE to decide a certain and exact date, price, plan, etc
Let's fix a day to have lunch together.
The price has been fixed at $10.

3 fix sth onto/to/under, etc to fasten something in a particular place
They fixed the bookcase to the wall.

4 PREPARE to prepare a drink or meal
[+ two objects] I'll fix you a sandwich.

5 CHEAT to do something dishonest to make certain that a competition, race, or election is won by a particular person
[often passive] People are saying that the elections were fixed.

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