fix up

verb

fixed up; fixing up; fixes up

transitive verb

1
: refurbish
fix up the attic
2
: to set right : settle
fixed up their dispute
3
: to provide with something needed or wanted
especially : to arrange a date for

Examples of fix up in a Sentence

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In an interview with CT Mirror and ProPublica, Stefanski said fixing up cars is his hobby. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025 Developers expect to spend $3 million fixing up the Macy’s property, according to city documents. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025 In response, racing and fairgrounds advocates organized and successfully passed a 2011 charter amendment that says 27 Metro Council votes are necessary to demolish and fix up the racetrack. Nate Rau, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025 But the new owners had fixed up the place, there hadn’t been police activity in years, and families were now living there. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fix up

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fix up was in 1764

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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix%20up. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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