fix
NOUN:
of mending, repairing, solving:
1. a repair, adjustment, or solution, usually of an immediate nature:
Can you think of a fix for the problem?
2. something that fixes or restores; solution:
an easy fix.
of determining:
1. a clear determination:
Can you get a fix on what he really means?
2. an accurate determination or understanding especially by observation or analysis.
of a predicament:
a position of difficulty or embarrassment, or from which it is difficult to escape; predicament; dilemma.
of illegality, dishonesty, bribery:
1. an act or instance of improper or illegal fixing:
the fix was in.
2. an act or instance of bribery.
3. an underhand or illegal arrangement, especially one secured through bribery or influence.
4. a contest, situation, etc., whose outcome is prearranged dishonestly.
other:
fixation.
Origin:
1350–1400; 1900–05 for def 29; 1935–40 for def 31; Middle English fixen (v.) < Medieval Latin fixāre, derivative of Latin fixus fixed, past participle of fīgere to fasten. C15: from Medieval Latin fixāre, from Latin fixus fixed, from Latin fīgere. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Verb: 14th century. Noun: 1809. History and Etymology: Verb: Middle English fixen, derivative of fix "firmly placed," borrowed from Latin fīxus "firmly established, unchangeable," for earlier fīctus, past participle of fīgere "to drive in, insert, fasten," going back to Indo-European *dheigw- "pierce," whence also Lithuanian díegu, díegti "to sprout, break through". Noun: derivative of the verb. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
updated: 1 june 2020 6:17pm
of mending, repairing, solving:
1. a repair, adjustment, or solution, usually of an immediate nature:
Can you think of a fix for the problem?
2. something that fixes or restores; solution:
an easy fix.
of determining:
1. a clear determination:
Can you get a fix on what he really means?
2. an accurate determination or understanding especially by observation or analysis.
of a predicament:
a position of difficulty or embarrassment, or from which it is difficult to escape; predicament; dilemma.
of illegality, dishonesty, bribery:
1. an act or instance of improper or illegal fixing:
the fix was in.
2. an act or instance of bribery.
3. an underhand or illegal arrangement, especially one secured through bribery or influence.
4. a contest, situation, etc., whose outcome is prearranged dishonestly.
other:
fixation.
Origin:
1350–1400; 1900–05 for def 29; 1935–40 for def 31; Middle English fixen (v.) < Medieval Latin fixāre, derivative of Latin fixus fixed, past participle of fīgere to fasten. C15: from Medieval Latin fixāre, from Latin fixus fixed, from Latin fīgere. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Verb: 14th century. Noun: 1809. History and Etymology: Verb: Middle English fixen, derivative of fix "firmly placed," borrowed from Latin fīxus "firmly established, unchangeable," for earlier fīctus, past participle of fīgere "to drive in, insert, fasten," going back to Indo-European *dheigw- "pierce," whence also Lithuanian díegu, díegti "to sprout, break through". Noun: derivative of the verb. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
updated: 1 june 2020 6:17pm