fix

B1 · Intermediate

v. to agree on a specific time, date, or price.

v. to establish or agree upon a specific value, time, or location.

日本語:決める※

“We should fix a date for our next meeting before everyone leaves.”

“The two companies agreed to fix the price of the contract to avoid future fluctuations in the market.”

B1 · Intermediate Cooking Informal · American English

v. to prepare a meal or a drink for someone.

v. to prepare or provide food or refreshment. Often used ditransitively.

“Let me fix you a quick sandwich while you wait for the taxi.”

“She offered to fix a drink for the guests while the host finished preparing the main course in the kitchen.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to change the result of a game or election dishonestly.

v. to arrange the outcome of a contest or process dishonestly in advance.

“The fans were angry because they believed the boxing match was fixed.”

“Evidence emerged suggesting that several officials had conspired to fix the election results in favor of the incumbent candidate.”

C1 · Advanced Science Technical

v. to make something stable or permanent, like a chemical or a photograph.

v. to convert into a stable or permanent form; in biology, to convert atmospheric nitrogen into organic compounds.

“Plants fix nitrogen from the air into the soil to help them grow.”

“The photographer used a chemical bath to fix the image on the paper so it would not fade in the light.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Informal

n. a difficult or embarrassing situation that is hard to get out of.

n. a predicament or a difficult situation requiring a solution.

“I forgot my passport at home, so I am in a bit of a fix.”

“The sudden cancellation of the funding left the research team in a terrible fix just weeks before the project was due to start.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a quick or temporary solution to a problem.

n. a solution or repair, often one that is implemented quickly or as a temporary measure.

“This software update is just a quick fix for the security problem.”

“The government was criticized for offering a short-term fix rather than addressing the underlying causes of the economic crisis.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Slang · Informal

n. an amount of a drug that someone takes, or something you need very much.

n. a single dose of a narcotic drug; figuratively, a necessary or habitual experience of something.

“He needs his morning fix of caffeine before he can start working.”

“The addict was desperate for a fix, showing the physical symptoms of withdrawal as the hours passed.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Science Technical

n. a measurement of where you are, used in ships or planes.

n. a determination of a position, typically through navigational or astronomical observations.

“The pilot took a fix on the stars to check the plane's position.”

“Without a reliable GPS signal, the captain had to rely on a radio fix to navigate the ship through the fog.”