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repair
1[ ri-pair ]
verb (used with object)
- to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend:
to repair a motor.
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- to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.:
to repair one's health by resting.
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to repair damage;
to repair a deficiency.
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- to make amends for; compensate:
to repair a wrong done.
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noun
- an act, process, or work of repairing:
to order the repair of a building.
- Usually repairs.
- an instance or operation of repairing:
to lay up a boat for repairs.
- a repaired part or an addition made in repairing:
Seventeenth-century repairs in brick are conspicuous in parts of the medieval stonework.
- repairs, (in bookkeeping, accounting, etc.) the part of maintenance expense that has been paid out to keep fixed assets in usable condition, as distinguished from amounts used for renewal or replacement.
- the good condition resulting from continued maintenance and repairing:
to keep in repair.
- condition with respect to soundness and usability:
a house in good repair.
repair
2[ ri-pair ]
verb (used without object)
- to betake oneself; go, as to a place:
He repaired in haste to Washington.
- to go frequently or customarily.
noun
- a resort or haunt.
- the act of going or going customarily; resort:
to have repair to the country.
- Scot. Obsolete. a meeting, association, or crowd of people.
repair
1/ ɪˈɛə /
verb
- to restore (something damaged or broken) to good condition or working order
- to heal (a breach or division) in (something)
to repair a broken marriage
- to make good or make amends for (a mistake, injury, etc)
noun
- the act, task, or process of repairing
- a part that has been repaired
- state or condition
in good repair
repair
2/ ɪˈɛə /
verb
- usually foll by to to go (to a place)
to repair to the country
- usually foll by to to have recourse (to) for help, etc
to repair to one's lawyer
- archaic.usually foll by from to come back; return
noun
- the act of going or returning
- a haunt or resort
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹, noun
- ˈ貹, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·貹a· adjective
- ·貹a·i·ٲ ·貹a··ness noun
- non·貹a· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of repair1
Origin of repair2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of repair1
Origin of repair2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He wants to get sober and repair his relationship with his daughter.
Similar to a heater in need of repair or replacement, McKinnor said the landlord will be in charge of fixing or replacing a refrigerator.
Freddie Freeman, who hasn’t played since slipping in the shower on his surgically repaired ankle, is placed on the 10-day injured list by the Dodgers.
It said it had diverted money away from planned maintenance and repairs to secure "a stop gap water supply".
When Trump returned to the White House in January, his direction of travel was clear: he set out to repair relations with Russia.
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