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repairing

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ɹiˈpɛɹɪŋ// UK //ɹɪpˈeəɹɪŋ// re·pair·ing

adj. describing something that is being fixed or made good again. You use this when a repair is happening right now, not when it is finished.

adj. the present participle of 'repair', used adjectivally to describe an object currently undergoing restoration or maintenance. Typically used attributively before a noun.


SIMPLE

The car is in the garage for repairing.

CONTEXTUAL

The old bridge is closed for repairing after the storm damaged the main supports.

COMPLEX

The museum's repairing of the fresco revealed hidden layers of paint that had been obscured by centuries of grime and previous restoration attempts.

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